State of Maryland

A Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisor I is the first supervisory level of work apprehending and transporting offenders and executing warrants.  Positions in this classification are located in the Warrant Apprehension Unit in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.  Employees in this classification supervise Warrant Apprehension Unit Detectives and support staff.   

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisor II or other Warrant Apprehension Unit administrator.  Employees may be assigned to day, evening, night or rotating shifts which may include holidays and weekends.  Employees may be subject to call-in and overtime based on staffing needs.  

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

The Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisor I is differentiated from the Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective in that the Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisor I has supervisory responsibility for Warrant Apprehension Unit Detectives, while the Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision.  The Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisor I is differentiated from the Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisor II in that the Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisor II has supervisory responsibility for Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective Supervisor I positions.

Plans, coordinates and evaluates the work of Warrant Apprehension Unit Detectives and support staff;

Trains Warrant Apprehension Unit Detectives;

Recommends changes, adjustments, and improvements to staffing¬ allocation;

Assigns Warrant Apprehension Unit Detectives to serve warrants;

Resolves difficulties that arise concerning the proper handling of warrant and apprehension problems;

Reviews investigative reports prepared by Warrant Apprehension Unit Detectives for completeness, clarity of content and proper casework techniques;

Oversees the preparation and presentations of Warrant Apprehension Unit Detectives making recommendations to the Maryland Parole Commission and courts when warrants can be withdrawn;

Monitors and reports on the performance success rates of Warrant Apprehension Unit Detectives for searches and arrests of offenders with open warrants;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of the proper and safe transfer techniques of offenders;

Knowledge of interrogation methods;

Knowledge of the safe use of firearms, handcuffs and other restraining devices;

Knowledge of the principles of criminology, psychology, and sociology;

Knowledge of the conceptual and overt behavioral patterns of persons with histories of anti-social behavior;

Knowledge of interviewing and counseling techniques;

Knowledge of community resources in the areas of employment, health, welfare, detention and law enforcement;

Knowledge of the operation of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services;

Knowledge of investigative techniques;

Knowledge of Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services policies, rules and regulations concerning police duties;

Skill in the use of investigative and interrogation techniques;

Skill in the care and use of firearms;

Skill in using computerized criminal justice system applications and software;

Ability to evaluate behavior of offenders in terms of potential risk to the safety of others;

Ability to react quickly and calmly during emergency situations;

Ability to deal constructively with aggressive, hostile, or emotional parole and probation clients;

Ability to gather, evaluate and report factual personal information regarding clients;

Ability to prepare clear, complete and concise reports;

Ability to establish and maintain interpersonal working relationships with tact, diplomacy, and sound judgment;

Ability to project a professional manner at all times;

Ability to endure vigorous physical activity;

Ability to supervise Warrant Apprehension Unit Detectives;

Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with employees, supervisors, volunteers, volunteer and civic organizations and the general public.

Experience: Eight years of experience as a Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective or eight years of comparable law enforcement experience in a municipal, county, state or federal police agency and current police officer certification from the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with 30 semester credit hours in the social, behavioral or correctional sciences and four years of experience as a Warrant Apprehension Unit Detective or four years of comparable law enforcement experience in a municipal, county, state or federal police agency for the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute U. S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in 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 positions in this classification must possess a current police officer certification as required by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission. Re-certification criteria for formerly certified police officers are listed in the Code of Maryland Regulation 12.04.01.07. Employees who fail to obtain the required certification by the end of six months of continuous employment with the hiring department shall be subject to disciplinary action including demotion, suspension and dismissal.

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 have completed and graduated from the entrance level police training academy. Employees must meet the selection standards required and successfully complete the training prescribed by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission as set forth in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR 12.04.01.04). Selection standards of the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission may be obtained from the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Suite 309, 6776 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21215.

2. Employees in this classification may 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 24 hours a day and, therefore, must 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 17.04.09, 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 Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System. All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions. Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

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 from collective bargaining. Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and therefore, all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.