The tasks · Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsSOC 33-3021.00
Prepare investigation reports and documentationWhat can do this →
88% · agentMostly automatable
Analyze evidence and records for investigative leadsWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
Interview and record statements from witnesses and suspectsWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
Document and photograph crime scene evidenceWhat can do this →
78% · agentMostly automatable
Search databases and examine records for suspect identificationWhat can do this →
75% · agentMostly automatable
Secure crime scenes and detain suspects physicallyWhat can do this →
12% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Investigation reporting agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Case management software
● No integration needed
Evidence analysis agent
Microsoft Access · Structured query language SQL · SAS
● No integration needed
Interview transcription agent
Microsoft Word · Email software · Case management software
● No integration needed
Crime scene documentation agent
Adobe Photoshop · Digital Image Management Solutions Crime Scene · Microsoft Office software
● No integration needed
Records research agent
Law enforcement information databases · National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database · Web browser software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically secure crime scenes and control access to restricted areasApprehend and detain suspects in personDirect investigation strategy and authorize warrantsTestify in court and maintain chain of custody accountability
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
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The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
