Assistant Commissioner, Investigation Division - Intel

About the role

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City's evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers and people in our custody.

Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

The Investigation Division (ID) strives to ensure the integrity, professionalism, and accountability of DOC staff and is responsible for investigating acts of staff misconduct both on and off duty.

While the Investigation Division has a unit dedicated to investigating excessive use of force matters, the ID Intel unit focuses its investigations on categories of non use of force misconduct including: deaths in custody, introduction and/or possession of contraband inside the jails, undue familiarity with people in custody, firearms regulation violations, off-duty arrests of staff, erroneous discharges, escapes of people in custody, improper outside employment, and any other staff conduct deemed unbecoming as a member of the DOC or any staff actions that discredit the DOC.

The Investigation Division works hand in hand with the New York City Department of Investigation to combat corruption within the DOC. The Investigation Division reports to a federally appointed Remediation Manager and is expected to uphold the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.

Under executive direction of the Deputy Commissioner of the Investigation & Intelligence Division, and with the broadest possible latitude to exercise independent judgment, the Assistant Commissioner of the Investigation Division - Intel ("ID Intel") will oversee a team of investigators and supervisors to investigate misconduct by uniform and civilian DOC staff involving the highest levels of confidentiality.

The qualified candidate will manage and supervise all facets of non-use of force investigations, make determinations on recommendations on the hiring and promotion of investigative staff, direct investigator training, set the strategic direction for the unit, and perform related duties as requested by the Deputy Commissioner of Investigations & Intelligence, the Senior Deputy Commissioner of Investigations, Intelligence & Accountability, and the DOC's Remediation Manager.

Qualifications & Requirements

• A Master's Degree from an accredited college in Public Administration, Personnel Administration, Business Administration, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Psychology or a related field, plus three years of satisfactory experience of a nature to qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties of the position; or
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory experience of nature to qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing, activities related to the position: or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and nine years of satisfactory, full-time progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.