DOJ Special Agent Employment

[AG166]

I'm looking to find out some more info on what a SA does for DOJ. From what I've found on the internet, it's mostly narcotics enforcement? That can't be the sole mission of the department though. If you have some insight, I'd like to hear about it. I'm possibly looking at a career change and going the LE route.

[P5Ret]

BNE (bureau of narcotics enforcement) is only one aspect of DOJ law enforcement division. They also have gambling control a bureau of investigations, medi-Cal and welfare fraud. Go to the AG's site and search law enforcement division.

[Ron-Solo]

And the firearms bureau where they enforce Queen Kamala's edicts against gun owners.

[r6guy85]

Lol

[5shot]

The majority of agents work BNE. BOI assists smaller police and sheriff's departments with specialty investigations they don't have the manpower to handle. BOCCI works organized crime and intellegence. There's also a white collar crime unit. And as mentioned, BOF.

[AG166]

Thanks for the info! IF there's any DOJ SA's here, can you PM me? Thanks.

[P5Ret]

Do you have any prior LE experience? I don't think they are hiring trainee's at this time. The state is usually very specific in job announcements, and the current one is for Special Agents, which requires a minimum of 2 years LE experience. That is waived with a 4 year college degree for Special Agent trainee's.

[Desertdoc]

Go to spb.ca.gov. or oag.ca.gov click on the careers tab, then examinations. It is continuous filing for SA.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EITHER I

One year of experience in the California state service performing duties in the class of Special Agent Trainee, DOJ. (Completion of six months of service as a Special Agent Trainee, DOJ, will admit applicants to the examination, but they must satisfactorily complete one year of experience in this class before they can be considered eligible for appointment.)

OR II

Experience: Two years of experience as a peace officer* in an investigative assignment performing civil, criminal, or narcotics law enforcement work. (Patrol experience may be substituted for the
required investigative experience on the basis of one year of patrol experience being equivalent to six months of investigative experience.

AND

Education: Equivalent to completion of two years of college (60 semester units). (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required college education on a year-for-year basis.)

OR III

Experience: One year of experience as a peace officer* in an investigative assignment performing civil, criminal or narcotics law enforcement work. (Patrol experience may be substituted for the required investigative experience on the basis of one year of patrol experience being equivalent to six months of investigative experience.)

AND

Education: Equivalent to graduation from college.

*AS DEFINED IN SECTIONS 830.1, 830.2, AND 830.3 OF THE CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE OR EQUIVALENTFEDERAL

[Desertdoc]

If you have a 4 year degree in biological sciences, chemistry, and any physical science or Anthropology minus Cultural, take a look at the Criminalist series.

I think I have the degrees right and must have an O Chem class as well.

[oddjob]

BNE no longer exists. That got cut in 2011.

[Desertdoc]

^^^^Yep, Brown got sick of funding duplicate services, crazy OT, and the SA's bit the hand that fed them and publicly endorsed Meg Whitman. Situational awareness fail.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/california-governor-quietly-kills-narcotic-enforcement--investigations-full-disclosure-network-video-report-135495153.html