299231 Specialist Police Officer

Role overview

Uses specialised operational tactics and technology to undertake serious crimes investigations, analyse evidence, resolve high-risk situations and run specialist police operations.

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Tasks

• Plans and undertakes police investigations into offences committed in areas such as organised, corporate and cybercrime, homicide, drug trafficking, money laundering and terrorism
• Recruits and manages informants within criminal investigations
• Assesses, controls and examines incident and crime scenes, and coordinates resources to collect and preserve evidence for analysis
• Uses surveillance techniques to monitor, track and locate suspects, and conducts raids and arrests on premises
• Provides intelligence support to police responses
• Uses specialist equipment and tactics in the containment and resolution of high-risk situations such as hostage situations, terrorist incidents, and chemical, biological or radiation incidents
• Undertakes vehicle crash investigation and analysis, including by applying specialist techniques to analyse complex crashes
• Prepares and undertakes land or marine search and rescue responses, including assessing terrain or marine conditions, coordinating resources and determining a safe route to the target
• Develops and presents the findings of police analysis and investigations in court

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