CornerStone Staffing has partnered with the City of Dallas and is seeking a Special Investigator for their Office of Police Oversight

If you have experience conducting investigations and love supporting a team we want to hear from you! APPLY TODAY to start a CAREER!

Job Title: Special Investigator

Location: Dallas, TX

Schedule: Monday-Friday, business hours

Pay: $25.00/hour

Responsibilities: The Special Investigator plans, conducts and performs highly sensitive, unbiased investigations on the activities and work of the Dallas Police Department to foster greater trust and improved relationships between law enforcement and the communities served.

• Performs, conducts, and plans sensitive investigations of Dallas Police Department activities including high public visibility of controversial issues within the City; directs investigations of complaints involving the Police Department.

• Contacts and schedules complainants for informational interviews to discuss incidents in detail; interviews witnesses from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.

• Responds to critical incident situations and takes appropriate action as assigned; plans, organizes, and conducts highly sensitive investigations.

• Obtains necessary approval in support of investigations; performs highly confidential investigative work consistent with internal policies, procedures, and applicable law; obtains and gathers information, gathers evidence, or verifies facts; reviews applicable documentation, laws, policies, and rules.

• Composes and summarizes details of complainant, subject, and witness interviews

• Composes complex reports, correspondence, or other written work; explains technical or other complex information orally and explains or justifies conclusions; assists in preparing formal recommendations to the Director of the Office of Community Police Oversight.

• Plans, organizes, and conducts research studies into policy and training issues; identifies areas of improvement to police department tactics and training bases on information obtained through investigations.

• Maintains contact with Dallas Police Department detectives to stay apprised of investigative developments in related criminal investigations

• Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned

Job Requirements:

• 5 years of experience performing investigative work in a professional field

• Bachelor's Degree required in law enforcement, investigative work, or other field

• Knowledge of public policy and relevant laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures

• Knowledge of investigative and interviewing techniques and of crime scene and law enforcement investigations

• Knowledge of public relations and ability to deal with various persons and hostile individuals.

• Knowledge of Penal Code, General Orders, Code of Conduct, and the Code of Criminal Procedures.

• Knowledge of medical terminology and firearms

• Ability to display a high level of initiative, effort and commitment toward completing assignments in a timely manner; to show understanding, courtesy, tact, empathy and concern.

• Deal with people who are difficult, hostile and/or distressed and deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

Application Process Includes:

• Skills Testing

• Drug Testing

• Background Check

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