STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CRIMINALIST I
Class Code: 2334-19 Date Established: 02-19-76
Occupational
Code: 7-6-4 Date of Last Revision: 01-02-09
BASIC PURPOSE: To conduct chemical,
biological and physical analyses and comparisons of physical evidence specimens
in connection with criminal investigations.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Analyzes and
identifies narcotics, drugs, paints and other substances to determine their
chemical composition.
·
Conducts
chemical tests on accelerants and dried blood stains.
·
Prepares and
maintains analytical reagents, apparatus and laboratory materials.
·
Conducts
physical comparisons of tire impressions and footwear impressions.
·
Consolidates
analytical results and prepares detailed reports of tests and findings.
·
Testifies in
court as an expert witness as required.
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DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in
developing formats and procedures for special applications OR in investigating
and reviewing the use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or
scientific understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional
nature in a particular field.
Impact: Requires
responsibility for contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by
facilitating the direct provision of services to the public or other state
agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires no
supervision of employees or functions.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
an adverse working environment containing a combination of disagreeable
elements which impact significantly upon the employee's capacity for completing
work assignments. This level includes
work-related accidents or assault.
Physical
Demands: Requires medium work, including continuous
strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as
performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination
in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires summarizing
data, preparing reports and making recommendations based on findings which
contribute to solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting
information for use by administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a
combination of job functions to establish facts, to draw daily operational
conclusions, or to solve practical problems.
This level also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions
where only limited standardization exists.
Independent
Action: Requires a range of choice in applying a
number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a
Bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university with major study in
chemistry, biological sciences, or forensic science. Each additional year of approved formal
education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Two years'
experience in chemistry, biological sciences or forensic laboratory
duties.
License/Certification: Eligibility for New
Hampshire driver's license.
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to pass a security background check.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the principles and practices of
quantitative and qualitative organic and inorganic chemistry. Knowledge of chemical and physical laboratory
equipment and material. Knowledge of the
principles of physics and practices of physical testing. Knowledge of college level mathematics. Skill in the use and care of laboratory
equipment and materials. Ability to
report the results of laboratory tests, clearly and concisely, orally and in
writing. Ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with departmental and local police,
legal personnel and the general public.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER
STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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