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Police Officer: <br />Police Officer is a sworn peace officer that may be assigned to the Domestic Violence Response car, the Domestic Violence <br />Investigation Car or assiged to investigate cases in the Special Crimes Section on an overtime basis. Police Officers may also <br />be assigned to perform the duties of the Detective/Investigator, which include: Doing background checks on the suspect, <br />researching the background of the victim and suspect’s domestic violence history, obtaining and reviewing prior domestic <br />violence reports, possibly obtaining outside police agency reports, interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects, obtaining <br />medical records from hospitals, doing follow-up photos of victims if necessary, obtaining and reviewing 911 calls, obtaining <br />text messages, phone messages and e-mails, obtaining camera footage at locations where the incident occurred, following up <br />by responding to schools to interview children, submitting cases to the District Attorney’s Office for possible filing of charges, <br />obtaining arrest warrants, serving arrest warrants, following up by arresting suspects on cases who were not located at the time <br />the report was taken, testifying in court on cases, doing follow-up investigation requested by the District Attorney on patrol <br />arrests, and other investigative duties required to support the case. <br />Police Officers selected for this assignment will work under the direction of the Domestic Violence Unit Detective Sergeant. Detective Sergeant: <br />Special Crimes Section Detective Sergeant is a sworn Peace Officer responsible for supervising the Domestic Violence Unit, <br />Sexual Assault Unit, Child Abuse Unit, and Sex Registrant Unit. The Detective Sergeant reviews incoming police reports <br />including domestic violence reports and is responsible for case assignments. The Detective Sergeant is also responsible for <br />ensuring proper follow-up is conducted on domestic violence cases and provides direction when appropriate on the <br />investigation. Other duties include the development and implementation of training as it relates to domestic violence and recent <br />case law related to domestic violence. <br />Police Investigative Specialist: <br />Investigators (PIS) are non-sworn professionals assigned cases and are tasked with investigating the case. The investigations <br />include: Doing background checks on the suspect, researching the background of the victim and suspect’s domestic violence <br />history, obtaining and reviewing prior domestic violence reports, possibly obtaining outside police agency reports, interviewing <br />victims, witnesses and suspects, obtaining medical records from hospitals, doing follow-up photos of victims if necessary, <br />obtaining and reviewing 911 calls, obtaining text messages, phone messages and e-mails, obtaining camera footage at locations <br />where the incident occurred, following up by responding to schools to interview children, submitting cases to the District <br />Attorney’s Office for possible filing of charges, obtaining arrest warrants, serving arrest warrants, following up by arresting <br />suspects on cases who were not located at the time the report was taken, testifying in court on cases, doing follow-up <br />investigation requested by the District Attorney on patrol arrests, and other investigative duties required to support the case. <br />The Investigator is also responsible for ensuring domestic violence victims are provided with resources available to them as <br />victims of domestic violence and is responsible for closing the casefile and updating the case in the Santa Ana Police <br />Department TriTech System. The Investigators maintain their own monthly logs on all their assigned cases. The Investigator <br />completes their monthly Statistics at the end of each month and they are submitted to the section Commander