State of
Department of Civil Service
11/15/06
166510
Last Effective Date 05/17/2002
CRIME LABORATORY ANALYST SUPERVISOR
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To serve as supervisor in the analysis of evidence gathered
at crime scenes submitted for criminalistic analysis
or DNA identification.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Supervisor.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from a Crime Lab Manager.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct over Crime Lab Analysts 1-3.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State
Police,
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Crime Laboratory Analyst 3 by presence
of direct supervisory responsibility.
Differs from the Crime Laboratory Manager by the
absence of managerial responsibility over all aspects of the Crime Laboratory Criminalistic or DNA Units.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Develops and approves new methods and techniques used in the
examination of evidence.
Prepares briefs of analyses of evidence and testifies as an
expert witness in state and federal courts and gives depositions.
Photographs physical evidence at crime scenes and/or
evidence received in the laboratory, utilizing special photographic equipment.
Performs chemical analysis of unknown materials for
identification.
Collects, receives, analyzes and preserves the integrity of
evidence at crime scenes and in the laboratory.
Compares and identifies firearms, projectiles and cartridge
cases by chemical analysis and microscopic examination.
Processes evidence for latent fingerprints.
Extracts drugs and/or poisons from blood, urine or other
body tissues, performs quantitative analysis.
Provides training for law enforcement agencies and
universities.
Researches and evaluates new instrumentation as to its
feasibility and application to forensic work.
Evaluates all methods used by the laboratory and for
proposing new or modified analytical procedures to be used by analysts and
halts production if necessary.
Drafts and modifies Forensic or CODIS DNA Unit's policies,
procedures, and regulations.
Analyzes biological specimens with knowledge of
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis including isolation, identification and
genetic characterization of body fluids.
Reviews courtroom testimony of Crime Laboratory
Analysts in the Forensic or CODIS DNA Unit in accordance with federal standards
and laboratory accreditation requirements according to laboratory policy.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
CRIMINALISTICS OPTION:
A baccalaureate degree in chemistry, biology, zoology,
biochemistry, microbiology, medical technology, criminalistics,
forensic science, toxicology, or pharmacology plus four years of professional
level crime laboratory experience, three years of which must have been at the
journeyman level.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Graduate training in qualifying fields may be substituted
for the required general experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for
one year of experience.
FORENSIC AND CODIS DNA OPTION:
A baccalaureate
degree in biology, chemistry or forensic science plus four years of
professional level experience in forensic DNA analysis, three years of which
must have been at the journeyman level.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must have successfully completed at least twelve semester
hours of any combination of college course work (graduate or undergraduate
level) covering the subject areas of biochemistry, genetics and molecular
biology (molecular genetics, recombinant DNA technology), or other subjects
that provide a basic understanding of the foundation of forensic DNA analysis.
Course work and/or training in statistics and population
genetics as it applies to forensic DNA analysis.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited
by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the New England Association of
Schools and Colleges, Incorporated; the North Central Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools; the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher
Schools; the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges.