State of Maryland

An Internal Investigation Detective Lieutenant is the supervisory level of investigation work involving allegations of misconduct or suspected criminal activity by employees of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (PSCS), adult inmates confined in a correctional facility or any individual that has contact with the employees or clients, such as arrestees, detainees, or parolees of the Department.  Employees in this classification supervise lower-level Internal Investigation Detectives.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from an Internal Investigation Detective Captain or other designated administrator.  Employees are subject to call-in during emergencies and staffing shortages and may work a rotating shift, holidays and weekends.  Employees may be required to physically subdue and restrain those under investigation and must wear protective clothing such as gloves, helmets, riot or ballistic vests when the need arises.  Employees are exposed to crime scenes in which expired persons, toxic or dangerous substances may be present.  The work will require the collection of evidence that may include searching hazardous environments such as dumpsters, landfills, garbage cans, etc.  Employees may be required to work outdoors in all types of weather conditions.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Internal Investigation Detective Lieutenant is differentiated from the Internal Investigation Detective Sergeant in that the Internal Investigation Detective Lieutenant has supervisory responsibility for lower-level Internal Investigation Detectives while the Internal Investigation Detective Sergeant performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision.  The Internal Investigation Detective Lieutenant is differentiated from the Internal Investigation Detective Captain in that the Internal Investigation Detective Captain has supervisory responsibility for Internal Investigation Detective Lieutenants.

Supervises lower-level Internal Investigation Detectives;

Reviews criminal and administrative investigation reports to ensure clarity, logic, impartiality and proper documentation;

Ensures that staff receives proper on-the-job training and identifies performance problems that could be alleviated by additional training;

Conducts confidential investigations of criminal activity and allegations of serious misconduct by PSCS employees, inmates, visitors and other individuals, such as arrestees, detainees, or parolees;

Determines the scope, timing, and direction of investigations; Interviews complainants, victims, witnesses and individuals under investigation using approved and acceptable interview and interrogation methods;

Identifies and collects physical evidence and reports information using camera, telephone and other evidence collection tools to prepare a completed investigation file in accordance with established procedures;

Completes documentation required to store evidence in accordance with chain of custody, property and evidence room procedures;

Prepares criminal and administrative investigation reports that are clear, logical, impartial and properly documented;

Serves subpoenas, summonses and other official documents;

Obtains and executes search and seizure and arrest warrants;

Carries firearms and makes warrantless arrests;

Maintains an automated case management system that assures timely assessment of cases, dissemination of information and identification of emerging patterns and conditions relating to corruption;

Establishes and maintains liaison with other governmental agencies concerned with the criminal justice system;

Testifies in court and administrative hearings to explain the results of the investigation;

Assists in developing anti-corruption programs through an interchange of information and cooperation such as the Drug Interdiction Program;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of State and federal criminal laws and departmental codes, regulations and policies;

Knowledge of investigative practices, interview techniques and interrogation methods;

Knowledge of public safety and security operations, precautions and preventions associated with the protection of people, data and property;

Skill in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches and weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action;

Skill in observing and recalling incidents and details such as identity of persons, location of items, conversations and sequences of events and actions taken during the incident or investigation;

Skill in structuring or classifying multiple pieces of information obtained from various sources;

Ability to supervise lower-level detectives;

Ability to care for and use firearms;

Ability to use independent judgment of probable cause to decide when to make an arrest of an individual during the course of an investigation;

Ability to determine whether criminal charges should be filed following the completion of an investigation;

Ability to react quickly and calmly during emergency situations;

Ability to testify in court and administrative hearings in order to explain the results of the investigation;

Ability to prepare clear, concise and accurate reports;

Ability to communicate effectively.

Education:   Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Maryland Police Training Commission regulation.

Experience: Three years of investigative work as an Internal Investigation Detective Sergeant, or three years of comparable law enforcement investigative experience in a municipal, county, state or federal police agency.

Notes:

1. The above educational requirement is set by the Maryland Police Training Commission in accordance with Public Safety Article, Section 3-207, Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. Candidates may substitute education from an accredited college or university at the rate of 60 credit hours, including at least 15 credit hours of criminal justice courses, for up to one year of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in special investigations or military police classifications or specialty codes in the criminal justice field of work at the rate of two years of military experience for one year of the required experience.

1. Candidates for this classification must possess and maintain a current Maryland certification as a Police Officer.

2. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

1. Employees must meet the selection standards required and successfully complete the training prescribed by the Maryland Police Training Commission for Police Officers in accordance with Public Safety Article, Section 3-207 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Selection standards for police officer training are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 04, Chapter 01 and include the following:

U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien status

Must be at least 21 years of age

A complete background investigation

Oral interview

Physical examination

Polygraph and psychological evaluations.

2. Candidates for this classification will be given a medical examination to determine their ability to perform job-related functions. Employees in this classification will be required to bear firearms, and to demonstrate practical knowledge and proficiency in the safe use and care of firearms on a periodic basis.

3.Employees are subject to call-in on a 24-hours a day basis and will be required to provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.

4. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 06.01.09, 12.04.01 and Maryland Police Training Commission General Regulation .01-1, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Management Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Management Service positions. 

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.