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How exposed to AI is a Police Identification and Records Officer?

Of the 15 tasks O*NET lists for police identification and records officers, 1 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 6 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Crime Lab Analyst (Crime Laboratory Analyst)Crime Scene Investigator (CSI)Crime Scene TechnicianCriminalistEvidence Technician (Evidence Tech)Field Identification SpecialistForensic SpecialistIdentification Technician (Identification Tech)Latent Fingerprint ExaminerPolice Officer
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
15
tasks rated for this occupation
25%
hold a degree, from a survey of 22
108k
people do this job in the US
4 of 26
least protected in protective services

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

1
  • Coordinate or conduct instructional classes or in-services, such as citizen police academy classes and crime scene training for other officers

Only with software built on top

8
  • Maintain records of evidence and write and review reports
  • Package, store and retrieve evidence
  • Submit evidence to supervisors, crime labs, or court officials for legal proceedings
  • Photograph crime or accident scenes for evidence records
  • Create sketches and diagrams, by hand or computer software, to depict crime scenes
  • Serve as technical advisor and coordinate with other law enforcement workers or legal personnel to exchange information on crime scene collection activities
  • Interview victims, witnesses, suspects, and other law enforcement personnel
  • Process film and prints from crime or accident scenes

Cannot be sped up

6
  • Testify in court and present evidence
  • Analyze and process evidence at crime scenes, during autopsies, or in the laboratory, wearing protective equipment and using powders and chemicals
  • Look for trace evidence, such as fingerprints, hairs, fibers, or shoe impressions, using alternative light sources when necessary
  • Dust selected areas of crime scene and lift latent fingerprints, adhering to proper preservation procedures
  • Perform emergency work during off-hours
  • Identify, compare, classify, and file fingerprints, using systems such as Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) or the Henry Classification System
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.