A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in gathering, cataloging, and identifying evidence, and maintaining police department records. Respnsibilities include:

• Conceives, develops, and installs police record keeping and cross-filing system to ensure ready retrieval.
• Directs exchange of criminal records by mail or facsimile transmission between department and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
• Maintains evidence file of active criminal cases.
• Assigns police officer, identification and records to duties according to departmental work load.
• Reviews informational requests to determine whether release of information on cases to public is in accord with law and department policy.
• Directs subordinates in preparation of statistical and activity records and reviews reports for accuracy prior to release.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or supervises subordinates in resolving problems.
• Prepares budget for unit and submits to police chief for review.
• May perform duties of subordinate officers.