• Examines program proposals for content, required information, current situations, and problems and needs identification; analyzes negative and positive effects, possible problems and impact of proposed programs; determines whether specified impact of programs on designated targets and clients is realistic; determines whether the program objectives fall within priority areas for funding.
• Develops methodology for collection of relevant data for use by coordinating office staff; designs questionnaires, selects sampling techniques, analyzes data, and evaluates findings; interviews employees and interested parties to elicit information on problems encountered; determines whether measurement techniques will in fact be a true means of measuring goals and objectives; assesses impact of project from the viewpoint of clients, agency staff, and objectives of projects; evaluates data to identify problem areas; prepares and presents reports in narrative, graphic, and statistical form to establish basis for program development or modification.

• Receives requests to review part of operations of agencies or organization; conducts on-site evaluation of agency operation; interviews key agency personnel, reviews record keeping system, and makes assessment of services to identify gaps or duplication; prepares charts recording work and information flows; analyzes staffing patterns, work processes and administrative matters; assists agency officials in clarifying relevant program issues and in proposing program changes to strengthen operations; formulates recommendations to establish new programs to meet needs or achieve coordination; recommends methods to improve operations through procedural changes, staffing, expansion and usage of electronic data processing equipment; prepares reports of findings and recommendations.
• Receives proposals for funding, new programs, or modification of existing programs; reviews all detailed material such as goals and objectives, proposed staffing and functions to be performed; performs on-site evaluations of organization and functions; interviews staff members to gain understanding of on-going operations as well as program proposals; works with staff members to determine cost of proposed programs as well as potential funding sources.

• Analyzes occurrences, demographics and patterns of crime within the metropolitan area; projects future trends as to the type of criminal activities, frequency, and geographic locations; collects data from various criminal justice sources; establishes procedures to obtain necessary data on a regular basis; assembles and designates data into meaningful format; prepares reports of historical trends, projections, and conclusions.
• Analyzes city, state and federal legislation pertaining to the law, judiciary and criminal offenses; reviews legislative publications, bulletins and bills to assess impact on criminal justice network; organizes data into such areas as source of issues, content analysis, issues research, crime analysis, and current issues; submits new and proposed legislation to interested officials; prepares reports on officials' comments; prepares and circulates reports on content and possible effect of proposed legislation on criminal justice systems.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• the principles, practices, methods, techniques, literature and current developments in the field of criminal justice.
• the principles and practices of public administration, particularly as they pertain to the evaluation, planning and research of criminal justice grants and programs.
• program planning, development and submission procedures.
• current research methodology in the area of program planning and evaluation.
• laws, regulations and guidelines affecting the funding and program implementation within the criminal justice system.
• the principles, practices and techniques within the area of specialization.
• research activities in the field of criminal justice and their implication on local problems for the Research specialty.
• the methods and procedures for evaluating feasibility, time frame, cost, applicability, and priority of program and funding requests for the Evaluation specialty.
• the administrative principles and practices as they relate to the operations and programs of agencies within the criminal justice system.
• design, methods and techniques of program evaluation for the Evaluation specialty.
• the methods and procedures for analyzing and determining operations needs of criminal justice agencies and organization for the Planning specialty.

ABILITY TO:

• establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and officials of public and private criminal justice agencies and organizations.
• evaluate program quality and effectiveness and prepare recommendations based on these evaluations.
• present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
• analyze a variety of complicated facts and to exercise sound judgement with established rules and regulations in arriving at conclusions.
• prepare detailed written reports of findings conclusions and recommendations.
• analyze a variety of data and prepare concise reports in written and graphic form.
• analyze and evaluate results and determine the progress of programs in achieving particular goals.

(The following statement represents the minimum training and experience standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests. Applications submitted by candidates for this class will be reviewed based on training and experience requirements as approved on 12/79.)

• Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university.
• Two years of administrative experience planning, developing, and implementing criminal justice and/or human service programs, one year of which has been above the training level.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

PAY RANGE: EP19
Class Established: 12/1979

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