Position Information

Examples Of Duties

• Collects, evaluates, and develops evidence and prepares it for orderly presentation for prosecution
• Conducts surveillance of individuals or locations
• Conducts investigations relating to violations of Commonwealth laws and statutes
• Seeks out, contacts, and develops informants to obtain information relating to violations of Commonwealth laws and statutes
• Examines financial records, accounting ledgers, and legal documents to detect and/or confirm illegal activity
• Interviews witnesses and interrogates subjects to ascertain information, evidence, and confessions
• Utilizes various computer input and retrieval equipment to ascertain information
• Collects, prepares, and submits evidence for laboratory analysis
• Appears in court, before a district judge, or a statewide investigating grand jury and offers testimony as a prosecution witness
• Prepares written summary reports of investigations
• Provides information for the preparation of news releases
• Conducts and/or assists in conducting either court approved electronic interceptions or consensual electronic surveillance
• Makes arrests and executes searches pursuant to court-ordered warrants
• Participates in raids and undercover assignments
• Prepares criminal complaints and search warrants
• Is required to qualify with an approved firearm at predetermined intervals
• May be required to use a firearm in self-defense, the defense of fellow agents, the public, or to prevent the commission of felonious crimes

Minimum Experience and Training

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate’s degree in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Police Science, Police Administration, or a related major specific to the criminal investigative field, or a technical or specialized major related to a specific position, and two years of relevant law enforcement or investigative experience, or experience in a technical or specialized field related to a specific position OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Police Science, Police Administration, or a related major specific to the criminal investigative field, or a technical or specialized major related to a specific position OR
• Four years of relevant law enforcement or investigative experience, or experience in a technical or specialized field related to a specific position OR
• Four years of active duty military experience with honorable discharge OR
• Any equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, and training

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate’s degree in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Police Science, Police Administration, or a related major specific to the criminal investigative field, or a technical or specialized major related to a specific position, and four years of relevant law enforcement or investigative experience, or experience in a technical or specialized field related to a specific position OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Police Science, Police Administration, or a related major specific to the criminal investigative field, or a technical or specialized major related to a specific position, and two years of relevant law enforcement or investigative experience, or experience in a technical or specialized field related to a specific position OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Police Science, Police Administration, or a related major specific to the criminal investigative field, or a technical or specialized major related to a specific position, and one year of relevant law enforcement or investigative experience, or experience in a technical or specialized field related to a specific position OR
• Six years of relevant law enforcement or investigative experience, or experience in a technical or specialized field related to a specific position OR
• Four years of active duty military experience with honorable discharge, and two years of relevant law enforcement or investigative experience, or experience in a technical or specialized field related to a specific position OR
• Six years of active duty military experience with honorable discharge including two years as a Military Police Officer with the Criminal Investigations Division or a relevant Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) OR
• Any equivalent combination of relevant education, experience, and training

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution, in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, and/or Economics
• Knowledge of law enforcement investigation methods and how to adapt them to unexpected developments or nonstandard circumstances
• Experience in interviewing and questioning witnesses
• Knowledge of the rules of evidence for criminal and civil cases
• Knowledge in evaluating complaints, identifying legal issues, applying pertinent statutes and precedents, and determining a course

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• General knowledge of accepted accounting principles and practices
• General knowledge of financial and business record keeping, including computerized data records
• General knowledge of the accounting cycle
• General knowledge of corporate structures including subsidiary activities and companies
• General knowledge of governmental and fund accounting
• Basic knowledge of the principles of business law
• Skill in reviewing accounting transactions for conformance with generally accepted accounting principles
• Skill in constructing an organized and detailed account of financial transactions from disorganized records
• Skill in interpreting financial statements and other financial reports
• Skill in evaluating internal control procedures for public and private organizations and identifying improvements
• Skill in preparing written reports
• Skill in oral communication including testifying