State Police Evidence Technician (SPET)

General Information

Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of two years of college, preferably in one of the natural/biological sciences and/or law enforcement.

Commonly recognized natural sciences include college/university majors in disciplines such as agricultural science, animal science, biochemistry, biology, botany, chemistry, entomology, geology, medical technology, physics, preliminary medicine, and zoology. This is not a list of all natural sciences.

As an SPET, you will need to:

  • gain and maintain satisfactory working relationships with coworkers, various law enforcement personnel, and legal system personnel
  • communicate ideas effectively in oral and written form
  • analyze and correlate data contained in reports of crime
  • testify effectively in court
  • use computer software programs and hardware
  • construct court exhibits and demonstration charts
For monthy salaries of State Police Evidence Technician I click here.
For monthy salaries of State Police Evidence Technician II click here.

Becoming a State Police Evidence Technician (SPET)

Application Process...

  • To apply, visit https://illinois.jobs2web.com/
  • A separate application must be submitted for each title and/or county
  • To be sure the Department of Central Management Services will grade your application properly, the ISP recommends you fill in specific answers as follows:
    Position Title: State Police Evidence Technician I or II
    County Choice: (see map of laboratory locations)
    Cook/Zone: For Cook County Only, select one of options listed
    Availability: A
    Work History: Complete from age 18 (if you were in high school at age 18, please note name of high school)
    Education Report: Complete in full