Criminal Justice Consultant - County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS)

Regular, Full-time, Market Range 14

General Description:

The University of Tennessee's County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS) will be hiring a Criminal Justice Consultant to serve in a West Tennessee position. The position of Criminal Justice Consultant functions to provide direct customer technical and consultative assistance relating to law enforcement and jail management in West Tennessee counties.

Management may also assign the Criminal Justice Consultant to perform special project and research work. The Criminal Justice Consultant occasionally collaborates with other consultants in the execution of projects.

This position must possess the following skills to use daily to meet the needs of his/her clientele: Managerial, Analytical, and Interpersonal.

The Criminal Justice Consultant is usually the first person contacted by the county official to discuss a problem and find a solution. The Criminal Justice Consultant must be able to analyze the problem, recommend a solution, and then assist the county official(s) with the implementation of the solution.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide Direct Technical Assistance. The Criminal Justice Consultant is the front-line person for CTAS, primarily working in the fields of law enforcement and jail management and as well as providing assistance and information to other groups, agencies and stakeholders. The Criminal Justice Consultant provides direct assistance to Sheriffs by spending time at sheriff's offices, including jails/workhouses and when requested at county courthouses.

The Criminal Justice Consultant makes decisions daily that involves a wide variety of topics for both law enforcement and corrections. Those topics include budgeting, developing, and implementing internal controls, operations management, staffing analysis, drug fund reporting, prisoner accounting systems, jail management, records management, court security, review of inmate medical and dental programs, review of jail/workhouse expansions, personnel management, evidence/property room management, and matters related to inmate care, custody, and control.

The consultant will also make presentations to law enforcement/jail management staff, county officials, the Tennessee Sheriff's Association (TSA), and to various state departments/organizations.

In addition to working with Tennessee counties the Criminal Justice Consultant also works with the various county organizations and provides direct assistance to the TSA, the Tennessee Corrections Institute (TCI), and other state criminal justice agencies.

Research and Special Projects: Includes research and project preparation for activities and projects requested by county and state officials.

Training: In addition to assisting county officials the Criminal Justice Consultant is involved in the CTAS training programs through course development, logistics and teaching.