2007-01-03 15:02:23 · 11 answers · asked by mcgo 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The Sheriff by state statute is always a county official. A sheriff has different responsibilities then a police chief. They are responsible for the detention of criminals, the security of the courts and the serving of warrants.
2007-01-03 15:08:32 · answer #1 · answered by matty441 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO, NO, NO. A police department means that the town has Incorporated, and therefore are Police Officers. And for the most part the Sheriff is a County Official with Multiple Jurisdictions.
Hope that helps.
2007-01-03 15:49:00 · answer #2 · answered by Chuck-the-Duck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is dealing with police then it is going to be a police chief if it is the county it is the sheriff. They are 2 totally different things. the sheriffs office deals a lot with the political aspect and their jurisdiction is the whole county. the police on the other hand only has jurisdiction in the town for which they are working. the sheriff is elected by the public and the police chief gets his job from the board of supervisors.
2007-01-03 19:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by cutefirechick1982 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is always a county official, usually elected. He is a remnant from English law where the Sheriff (as in Robin Hood stories) was the person who served summons and subpoenas, performed evictions, and enforced orders of the court. It is still that way in most states, and in Florida particularly. In some counties, there are no police departments at all, and all law enforcement functions are performed by the Sheriff. In Florida, the Sheriff is obliged to maintain the County Jail.
2007-01-03 15:10:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy answer----NO, a small town police chief can not be called sheriff, reason is his jurisdiction is only the town limits. On the other hand the sheriff, is always an elected county official and has jurisdiction within the county including the town.
2007-01-03 15:09:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A town police person is called a police officer. The head of a police department is call a chief of police. A sheriff is over county and is called a sheriff.
2007-01-03 15:09:08 · answer #6 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what the police are referred to. A sheriff is a sheriff, and a police officer is a police officer. Both serve the same function, but one is one and the other is the other.
By the way - here in Stevens Point, WI we have both a police chief and a county sheriff.
2007-01-03 15:11:45 · answer #7 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sheriff is term for the county sheriff's department. The city police is called Chief of Police.
2007-01-03 15:05:45 · answer #8 · answered by unforgivenevr 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it truly is not the way it extremely works. A Sheriff is an elected county position. Small cities, quite than hiring a police branch could have a settlement with the county to furnish various deputies to operate the police for city. this is consistently not a count number of decision, it truly is a count number of what city can locate the money for.
2016-12-01 19:25:10 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A county police head is Sherrif.
Police dept is chief of police - in city/town.
2007-01-03 15:07:02 · answer #10 · answered by Sid Has 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋