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CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY PLANNER TRAINEE, 1, 2, 3

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY PLANNER TRAINEE, 1, 2, 3

Salary

$2,922.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CJPPT-3 - 071025 - WW

Department

Gov-LA Comm Law Enforce Adm Crim Justice

Opening Date

07/10/2025

Closing Date

7/17/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Mission of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) is to improve the operations of the criminal justice and juvenile justice system and promote public safety by providing progressive leadership and coordination within the criminal justice community.

Please visit our website for more information about our agency:https://lcle.la.gov/

We're looking for a highly motivated and dedicated Criminal Justice Policy Planner to join our team. In this pivotal role, you'll be instrumental in advancing critical reforms within Louisiana's juvenile justice system. If you're passionate about reducing disproportionate minority contact and implementing effective, data-driven strategies to improve outcomes for youth, we encourage you to apply. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on policy and practice, working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to create a more equitable and effective juvenile justice system across our state.

Selected Core Competencies:

Selected Core Competencies:

+ Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.

+ Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.

+ Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.

+ Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

+ Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three years of experience in criminal justice, policy planning or analysis, law enforcement, legal research, contracts or grants management, statistical analysis, or program auditing; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR

A bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere. (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=157050)

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Promote and expand the JDAI model, which includes focusing on interagency collaboration, using data to drive decisions, relying on objective criteria, and developing community-based alternatives to detention. The goal is to reduce admissions, shorten lengths of stay, and decrease racial disparities in secure detention.

+ Provide leadership and support to develop, implement, and evaluate strategies that reduce disproportionate minority contact within the juvenile justice system. This involves examining practices, establishing cultural competency training, and increasing awareness of detention alternatives.

+ Build interest and momentum among prospective local JDAI sites and stakeholders, participate in steering committees, and represent the agency at state and federal meetings.

+ Direct research projects, coordinate activities related to the criminal justice system, identify statistical information for policymaking, and define state-level juvenile justice data sets.

+ Train and educate local staff and juvenile justice personnel on JDAI principles and effective strategies to reduce R.E.D., including designing and delivering effective R.E.D. training.

+ Manage the implementation, compliance, and reporting for both JDAI and R.E.D. initiatives, including analyzing R.E.D. data, facilitating State Compliance Plans, and producing required reports for OJJDP.

+ Assist with gathering data for juvenile reports and grant applications.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational. Current classified permanent status employees may be required to take a probational appointment if selected for this position.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score or assessment is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

For further information about this posting, please contact:

Whitley Williams

Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement

[email protected]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Rate your ability to follow policies and procedures based on our definition: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.

+ I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable following policies and procedures

+ I have limited experience or require assistance to follow policies and procedures

+ I can follow policies and procedures

+ I can follow policies and procedures and help others improve their ability to follow policies and procedures

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Rate your ability to make accurate judgments based on our definition: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.

+ I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable making accurate judgments

+ I have limited experience or require assistance to make accurate judgments

+ I can make accurate judgments

+ I can make accurate judgments and help others improve their ability to make accurate judgments

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Rate your ability to learn actively based on our definition: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.

+ I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable learning actively

+ I have limited experience or require assistance to learn actively

+ I can learn actively

+ I can learn actively and help others improve their ability to learn actively

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Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

+ I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically

+ I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically

+ I can think critically

+ I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically

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Rate your ability to use data based on our definition: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

+ I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable using data

+ I have limited experience or require assistance to use data

+ I can use data

+ I can use data and help others improve their ability to use data

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State of Louisiana

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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