CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY PLANNER TRAINEE

AS612 $35,069 - $68,806
Creation Date: 12/18/1991
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To conduct research and policy analysis on statewide criminal justice issues and to assist in the operation of one or more statewide criminal justice programs.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Close supervision from a Criminal Justice Policy Planner 2 or Criminal Justice Policy Planner 3.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from other Criminal Justice Policy Planner positions by entry level of work and the number of assigned projects.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE, CORE COMPETENCIES ARE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIORS BASED ON THE WORK TASKS OUTLINED IN THE EXAMPLES OF WORK. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Building and Supporting Teams	Learning Actively	Thinking Critically
Using Data

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Gathers, develops and learns to analyze and interpret data and statistics relative to criminal justice policy issues and the operation of the criminal justice system. Learns to identify issues for analysis, to develop a work plan for the analysis effort, and to assist in the coordination of larger criminal justice policy analysis projects.

Researches and learns to research applicable laws, background materials, and regulations pertaining to criminal justice policy areas. Assists in and learns to review proposed state and federal legislation pertaining to the operation of the criminal justice system and learns to evaluate its potential impact on criminal justice policy and programs.

Learns to carry out tasks in the monitoring and evaluating of certified law enforcement academies across the state in accordance with statutory requirements. Assists in and learns to administer POST examinations for certifying peace officers across the state.

Assists in the review and evaluation of programmatic grant applications from statewide criminal justice, law enforcement, juvenile and non-profit agencies embracing all areas of the criminal justice system.

Assists in and learns to review federal/state program and financial rules, regulations and guidelines for implementation of criminal justice programs. Assists in the review and evaluation of funded, ongoing programs and projects.

Collects, assembles and records descriptive and analytical data and information for federal and state final and annual reports. Assists in evaluating data and statistics for performance of agencies utilizing federal and state funds.

Learns computer software used in the development of criminal justice policy simulation models, grants management information, crime reporting, forecasting, agency programmatic databases, and program evaluation.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of experience in criminal justice, policy planning or analysis, law enforcement, legal research, contracts or grants management, statistical analysis, or program auditing; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR

A bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.