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Police Officer: Police Officer is a sworn peace officer that may be assigned to the Domestic Violence Response car, the Domestic Violence Investigation Car or assiged to investigate cases in the Special Crimes Section on an overtime basis. Police Officers may also be assigned to perform the duties of the Detective/Investigator, which include: Doing background checks on the suspect, researching the background of the victim and suspect's domestic violence history, obtaining and reviewing prior domestic violence reports, possibly obtaining outside police agency reports, interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects, obtaining medical records from hospitals, doing follow-up photos of victims if necessary, obtaining and reviewing 911 calls, obtaining text messages, phone messages and e-mails, obtaining camera footage at locations where the incident occurred, following up by responding to schools to interview children, submitting cases to the District Attorney's Office for possible filing of charges, obtaining arrest warrants, serving arrest warrants, following up by arresting suspects on cases who were not located at the time the report was taken, testifying in court on cases, doing follow-up investigation requested by the District Attorney on patrol arrests, and other investigative duties required to support the case. Detective Sergeant: Special Crimes Section Detective Sergeant is a sworn Peace Officer responsible for supervising the Domestic Violence Unit, Sexual Assault Unit, Child Abuse Unit, and Sex Registrant Unit. The Detective Sergeant reviews incoming police reports including domestic violence reports and is responsible for case assignments. The Detective Sergeant is also responsible for ensuring proper follow-up is conducted on domestic violence cases and provides direction when appropriate on the investigation. Other duties include the development and implementation of training as it relates to domestic violence and recent case law related to domestic violence. Police Investigative Specialist: Investigators (PIS) are non -sworn professionals assigned cases and are tasked with investigating the case. The investigations include: Doing background checks on the suspect, researching the background of the victim and suspect's domestic violence history, obtaining and reviewing prior domestic violence reports, possibly obtaining outside police agency reports, interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects, obtaining medical records from hospitals, doing follow-up photos of victims if necessary, obtaining and reviewing 911 calls, obtaining text messages, phone messages and e-mails, obtaining camera footage at locations where the incident occurred, following up by responding to schools to interview children, submitting cases to the District Attorney's Office for possible filing of charges, obtaining arrest warrants, serving arrest warrants, following up by arresting suspects on cases who were not located at the time the report was taken, testifying in court on cases, doing follow-up investigation requested by the District Attorney on patrol arrests, and other investigative duties required to support the case. The Investigator is also responsible for ensuring domestic violence victims are provided with resources available to them as victims of domestic violence and is responsible for closing the casefile and updating the case in the Santa Ana Police Department TriTech System. The Investigators maintain their own monthly logs on all their assigned cases. The Investigator completes their monthly Statistics at the end of each month and they are submitted to the section Commander City Council 19 — 33 8/1/2023