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Julie McKinster

Castle Rock,CO

Summary

Criminal Justice professional with 23 years’ experience seeking to further my career by pursuing pathways to gain knowledge, experience, and develop leadership skills. I am excited to grow past my potential with an organization that is passionate about professional development and employing high achieving candidates.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Victim Advocate

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Castle Rock
06.2018 - Current
  • Primary job duties include but are not limited to ensuring VRA is provided and complied with for all VRA cases that do not have a disposition of unfounded
  • Identifying immediate needs for victims during trauma and crisis; conducting safety assessments and generating a safety plan from the assessment
  • Referred victims to community-based services for long term care and exit strategies for DV situations
  • My services were predominately in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
  • Provide direct services to victims of crimes listed under VRA, as well as death investigations, or other crisis call out/responses
  • Respond to crisis call outs on scene when requested by Patrol officers, or other LEA’s
  • Work with Detectives during Forensic interviews
  • Assist victims in transitioning from Law Enforcement based advocacy to the DA’s office for court-based advocacy
  • On-call Supervisor for the Volunteer Victim Advocates
  • Be involved with the DCSO Victim Advocate Volunteer program, to include attending meetings and providing continuous training for the volunteers
  • I took on the task of recruiting and interviewing new volunteers
  • Provided department wide training on VRA and the VA unit.

Community Resource Specialist

Douglas County Sheriff
Castle Rock
07.2017 - 06.2018
  • Organized and planned National Night Out, Shop with a Cop, and Christmas for kids
  • Scheduled public appearances for DCSO deputies at local events, schools, or public safety awareness/talks
  • Over saw the Neighborhood watch program and created a quarterly newsletter for the currently registered Neighborhood watch groups
  • I assisted Deputy McKnight in meetings and implementing new neighborhoods.

Detention specialist

Douglas county sheriff-castle rock
Castle Rock
06.2001 - 07.2017
  • Specially assigned to the booking team for the 11 years
  • My job required me to supervise and handle inmates being booked into jail
  • I was required to obtain information, fingerprints, and photos from newly incarcerated individuals
  • I was also responsible for the release of inmates, running proper clearances, and processing paperwork and property
  • Responsible for the safety and security of the jail, operation of the central security system, and officer safety in the housing units
  • I was assigned to the Court Security team for 4 years
  • I worked closely with court staff, coordinated and operated the in-custody appearances of inmates, as well as learning the court procedures, terms, and processes
  • Inmate Crew Leader- I was responsible for supervising both male and female work crews performing janitorial duties throughout the jail
  • FTO (field training officer) from 2010 through 2017
  • I trained newly hired Detention Specialists and deputies.

Volunteer Victim Advocate

Douglas County Sheriff-castle Rock
Castle Rock
11.2006 - 01.2015
  • On call status 2-4 days every month
  • Respond to the field on calls of DV, death notifications, suicides, homicides, assaults, etc
  • Assist victims and/or family, or friends in crisis by providing support, information, and referrals for continuous assistance
  • Act as a liaison for the victims and investigators or on scene officers and coroners
  • Give victims and their support systems fairness, dignity and respect concerning the nature of the crime and circumstances.

Education

ba-criminal justice administration -

university of phoenix- lone tree
05.2006

Skills

  • Knowledgeable with CRS, police procedures and criminal investigation procedures
  • Well versed with legal terminology, legal and court documents, court process
  • Working with victims of crime with a trauma informed approach
  • 17 years of working with inmates in a correctional setting
  • NCIC/CCIC clearance
  • Perform well in the field with high stress situations
  • Strong communication/interpersonal communication skills
  • No judgment of indigent populations
  • Highly competitive
  • Detail oriented
  • Quick learner
  • Critical thinker
  • Self-motivated
  • Work well independently or in a team setting
  • Field Training Officer
  • Instructor

Personal Information

Title: President of the Ron King Organization- a 501c3 non-profit charity that I established in memory of my stepfather, who was killed in the line of duty as a DCSO motorcycle patrol officer.

References

available upon request

Timeline

Victim Advocate

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
06.2018 - Current

Community Resource Specialist

Douglas County Sheriff
07.2017 - 06.2018

Volunteer Victim Advocate

Douglas County Sheriff-castle Rock
11.2006 - 01.2015

Detention specialist

Douglas county sheriff-castle rock
06.2001 - 07.2017

ba-criminal justice administration -

university of phoenix- lone tree

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