why are some call police officer and other sheriff
2007-03-13 07:19:38 · 10 answers · asked by luis 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Nothing. But if you mean the difference between a sheriff, city cop, and trooper than,
Jurisdiction.
City police have jurisdiction in that particular city while sheriff's usually have the power to act anywhere in the county.
State Police can act anywhere in the State.
And who employs them. Sherrif would be the county, City Police would be the city, state would be the state.
With everything, there are exceptions.
And if you want to get REAL technical, they're not sheriff's, but Deputies.
Sheriff is the head guy (like the chief)
2007-03-13 07:25:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-11 20:29:11 · answer #2 · answered by Burton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a police officer works for the city normally and a sheriff deputy works for the county, a Sheriff is an elected office
2007-03-13 08:32:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out where i live a Sheriff patrols the whole County while the towns and cities have local Police.
2007-03-13 07:25:18 · answer #4 · answered by iamagolfspaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Sheriff is an elected (sworn police officer) official who administrates the Sheriff's department, which is law enforcement department that has county/parish wide jurisdiction. Deputies are the selected individuals who serve under the elected official. There is only one Sheriff followed by his deputies (there is a Chief Deputy too, who is literally the second in command).
Police Officers are your standard town police officers who enforce federal, state, and city ordinances and laws. Their jurisdiction is solely in their town (and usually includes a mile radius outside the town) and any town owned property.
Troopers/Highway Patrol/Rangers are officers who have state-wide jurisdiction and patrol the highways. Their top priorities is traffic (speeders, crashes, etc).
If you would like to be respectful, call the LEO by their title... Trooper, Ranger, Deputy, Officer (Sergeant, Corporal).
2015-02-03 15:41:13 · answer #5 · answered by Jeffry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sheriff is responsible for jails and all unincorporated portions of a county. Sheriff is elected and he hires deputies to help him with enforcement and jails. Cops will run a city jail but it is usually for minor traffic offenses. If the cops have something serious in confinement, the sheriff department will transport that perp to county jail.
2007-03-13 07:30:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Canada Sheriffs aren't police officers, they are hired by the city to perform evictions in regards to business and help reposess property. They have no police powers of arrest, do not wear uniforms and are not armed.
2007-03-13 07:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends where you are....In many parts of the country, its jurisdiction, in NYC the sheriff is not a police officer, but a peace officer. They usually hadle civil matters.....but then again that is in NYC...its different there than even the rest of New York State.
2007-03-13 07:31:38 · answer #8 · answered by zebj25 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Police are paid for by the cities they patrol, sheriff's are paid for by the county.
2007-03-13 08:54:15 · answer #9 · answered by fisherwoman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sheriff wears a cowboy hat.
2007-03-13 07:29:42 · answer #10 · answered by hamthugger 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋