Senior Chief Confidential Criminal Inv

Senior Chief Confidential Criminal Investigator

Erie County District Attorney

The work involves responsibility and supervision of all investigators and those assigned to the Task Force for the District Attorney's Office. This work entails collaborating efforts between the District Attorney's Office and the Erie Crime Analysis Center and other law enforcement agencies to reduce pattern crimes that cross over jurisdictions.

• Provides administrative direction and supervision for all investigators and the members of the Task Force.
• Assigns responsibilities and delegates appropriate authority to the Task Force Investigators.
• Reviews non-fatal shootings and homicides that cross-over jurisdictions of the County.
• Oversees and actively participates in investigating, collecting, and correlating evidence, exhibits, statements of witnesses and reports findings.
• Conducts weekly meetings with the Task Force Team to review hotspots, patterns of crime and suspect information.
• Works with other law enforcement agencies where the pattern crimes cross over.
• Serves as liaison between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
• Monitors and evaluates the quantity and quality of work performed by the subordinates and counsels them on performance.
• Directs and coordinates the investigation of serious, complex cases involving homicide or other major violent offenses.
• Directs the preparation of confidential reports for the District Attorney.
• Supervises the gathering of evidence and its presentation to the District Attorney for further proceedings.
• Coordinates investigations with police agencies.

• Thorough knowledge of procedures, methods and techniques of criminal investigation.
• Thorough knowledge of the New York State Penal Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law and the Code of Criminal Procedures.
• Ability to plan and direct work of an investigative task force.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records and reports.
• Persistence in following up all leads and sound judgment in weighing evidence uncovered.
• Resourcefulness in conducting investigations.
• Demonstrated capacity to work effectively with all segments of the criminal justice community and to excel in investigative work.
• Good moral and ethical character.
• Integrity.
• Physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's degree and eleven (11) years of experience as a police officer, at least four (4) years of which included criminal investigative work experience in one of the following fields, narcotics, homicide, or gun crimes and four (4) years of supervision; OR
• Completion of a minimum of 60 semester credit hours from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university and thirteen (13) years of experience as a police officer, at least six (6) years of which included criminal investigative work experience in one of the following fields, narcotics, homicide or gun crimes and six (6) years of supervision; OR
• An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

• Possess a Police Officer Basic Training Certificate or equivalent issued by the New York State Municipal Police Training Council at time of appointment.
• Possess a valid New York State Drivers License at time of appointment.
• Meet minimum standards on annual firearms qualification.

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Kathleen Callan
Chief of Administration Erie County District Attorney's Office
25 Delaware Ave.
Buffalo, New York 14202