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FIREARMS EXAMINER
Job ID: 2233
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Approximate Annual Salary: $60,000 to $75,000
Position Type: Employee
Position Duration: Full-Time
Date Posted: 10/02/2002

A civilian P.D. employee who identifies firearms and similar evidence in criminal investigations.

DUTIES
A Firearms Examiner is a civilian employee of the Police Department who examines and identifies firearms, weapons, cartridges, bullets, and similar evidence in criminal investigations; collects physical evidence at crime scenes; analyzes and reconstructs the events occurring at crime scenes; conducts complete scientific tests of firearms evidence using laboratory equipment; prepares documentation and reports on the results of the collection and analysis of evidence; testifies in court concerning the results of examinations; provides expert testimony on general firearms capability and examination methodology; and does related work.

REQUIREMENTS


Graduation from a recognized four-year college or university; and
Four years of full-time paid experience in examining and identifying firearms, weapons, ammunition, and similar evidence, including court experience as an examiner of firearms evidence in a criminal proceeding; and
Submission of a Firearms Examiner Supplemental Training and Experience Questionnaire and the City application at the time of filing.