Administrative Program Specialist A

This vacancy is located inSt. Martin Parishand will support theSpecial Investigations Sectionof the Office of State Police

The Special Investigations Division is made up of the following sections/units/programs:

• TechnicalSupportUnit
  The Technical Support Unit is responsible for providing technical investigative support to the Louisiana State Police as well as well as other state and local law enforcement agencies in Louisiana.
• Special Victims Unit
  Rescue and seek justice for the victims of crimes involving the exploitation of children and the trafficking of humans for sex or labor through investigative partnerships with local state and federal law enforcement agencies and through public education.
• Insurance Fraud / Auto Theft Unit (IFAT)
  The IFAT Unit is responsible for investigating referrals of suspected fraudulent insurance acts; assisting federal and local law enforcement in the investigation of fraudulent insurance acts; cooperating with local prosecutors and the attorney generals office in the prosecution of fraudulent insurance acts; and promoting awareness of insurance fraud throughout the state. Additionally the Unit is responsible for investigating individuals and illicit organizations involved in the theft of motor vehicles.
• Louisiana Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children
  Created in 1985 by the Louisiana Legislature LACMEC is the central repository of information about missing and exploited children. Parents guardians law enforcement and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) provide the clearinghouse with details and photos to send across the state and nation. This information is sent to local law enforcement agencies to assist in the recovery of these missing also gives parents and guardians important information on the role they play in helping their children return home and available local and national resources.
• Cyber Crimes Unit
  The Cyber Crime Unit mission is to provide accurate and timely threat intelligence incident response and forensic analysis to prevent and mitigate cyber threats to Louisiana. The unit supports criminal investigations surrounding cyberattacks and network intrusions. These efforts include traditional digital extraction and forensics as well as network forensic and analysis with the goal of determining the root cause of a single event or in support of a larger operation. Information sharing of actionable cyber intelligence is conducted at no cost to federal state local and private sector entities.
• Investigative Support Section
  This section is comprised of the two following units/programs:
  • Louisiana State Analytical & Fusion Exchange (LA-SAFE)
    The mission of the Louisiana State Analytical & Fusion Exchange (LA-SAFE) is to support public safety and homeland security in an allcrimes/all-hazards environment and to support federal state and local agencies by collecting analyzing and disseminating information and intelligence data regarding criminal and terrorist activity.
  • Criminal Intelligence Unit
    It shall be the mission of the Louisiana State Police Criminal Intelligence Unit to collect evaluate and disseminate information on known or suspected criminal violators groups or organizations for analytical exploitation by the Investigative Support Unit. LA-SAFE will provide the department other local state and federal law enforcement agencies with timely information regarding matters directly or indirectly affecting the safety and security of the people in the state. The Criminal Intelligence Unit shall only collect and retain information which is directly related to a legitimate law enforcement purpose. The activities of this unit shall not interfere with the exercise of constitutionally guaranteed rights and privileges of individuals.

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.