Incident Assessor and Review Officer

Incident Assessor and Review Officer
Portishead
Contract 6 months likely longer
£26,000 per year PAYE

Our client is looking for an Incident Assessor and Review Officer.

To record, classify, allocate and link incidents in accordance with the National Crime Recording Standards (NCRS) and Home Office Crime Recording (HOCR) and force policies and conduct desktop investigations where necessary.

• To audit disposals of crimes checking the quality of investigation, any anomalies and maintain the integrity of the crime recording system, ensuring incidents are filed and classified in accordance with HOCR
• To allocate incidents for investigation to the appropriate team and ensure that officers and staff are aware of any links to other crimes.
• To conduct desktop investigations into low level volume crimes and be the allocated person for the case where appropriate.
• To liaise with victims and deal with their enquiries regarding the progress of investigations.
• To risk assess the impact of crime upon victims and flag as appropriate
• To input data onto other databases and link objects on crime recording systems.
• To assess and analyse information and data as appropriate
• To provide feedback on the quality of investigation and identify best practice and share with investigators
To ensure that they are aware of HOCR legislation, policy and procedures.
The postholder will have excellent IT skills, with the ability to use a wide range of computer systems, both Microsoft and bespoke packages, including input and retrieval of information. The postholder will have good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deal with individuals in a sympathetic and understanding way.
The postholder must be able to work with minimum supervision and have the ability and confidence to make decisions.
The postholder will also have knowledge of Home Office Counting Rules and National Crime Recording Standards, along with knowledge of the Victims Code of Practice.
It would be desirable to also have an understanding of investigative processes, policies and knowledge of criminal law.