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POLICE EVIDENCE CUSTODIAN

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FACTOR 1 – KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION

Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite ® basic programs; Word, Access, Excel.

Ability to read, interpret and apply laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.

Ability to deal tactfully, courteously, and impartially with the police and the public.

Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions.

Ability to write clear, accurate and concise reports suitable for submission to a court of law.

Ability to present clear and accurate testimony in court.

Ability to express oneself clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

Ability to successfully pass a comprehensive background check and to be bonded.

Ability to work without direct supervision.

Ability to work with computers, particularly with database entry and report generation.

Familiarity with token-based identification and cataloguing systems is helpful.

FACTOR 2 – SUPERVISORY CONTROLS

An employee in this position receives supervision from a superior police officer or administrator.

Work is reviewed through periodic evaluations and/or by audit of the property and evidence

facility.

FACTOR 3 – GUIDELINES

Guidelines consist of VIPD Rules and Regulations, VIPD Field Manual, Virgin Islands laws,

general orders and directives, Property and Evidence Room Procedures Manual and the Virgin

Islands Code.

FACTOR 4 – COMPLEXITY

This is highly responsible law enforcement work involving maintenance and security of evidence

where the employee is expected to use sound judgment, and scrupulous attention to accurate

detail. The employee must be able to deal effectively with police, prosecutors and the general

public. He/she must determine the best methods to be used in security of all evidence.

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