Legal Liability and Risk Management Institute Training and Services experts

Legal Liability and Risk Management Institute Training and Services experts

First things first, get acclimatized with the ranks in a law enforcement agency , using the police force as a case study. Chain of Command in the Police Force Going down the \" food chain ,\" the following is a list of the rankings of a traditional metropolitan police force, from the highest official to the least: 1.

Chief of police This is the highest-ranking officer in any police department. Deputy chief of police The deputy chief of police supports the chief of police and acts of the department's commander for the varying units.

Captain Police captains are like the managers of their units and divisions, ensuring things go smoothly and all officers in the unit comply with the department's set standards, rules and regulations. Lieutenant Police lieutenants oversee police administrative duties, ensuring paperwork are completed, serving on varying divisional committees and may assume the role of the commanding officer in the absence of a police captain.

Sergeant Police sergeants act as middlemen between superiors and subordinates in a department. Detective Police detectives are usually assigned to specialized units within the department, like homicide, narcotics, armed robbery and all sorts, where they carry out related crime investigations.

Newly employed officers are recruited as police officers and must serve at this level for a specific number of years before any promotion to the next. Police officers mostly do patrol duties, responding to crime scenes, community policing functions and more.

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