how does the whole police-law enforcement work?

Question

so what are the jobs within the police? like are there detectives, leiutenants, sergeants, what are the positions and the jobs and the ranking of them. like are the detectives in a higher position then the normal police and who are the bosses of who? sorry if this is very confusing. i know pretty much nothing about this topic and was wondering if someone could help me out. thanks!

Answer 1

there are all kinds of departments within a certain agency, and all agencies differ on what departments they have...
first off there is administration
investigations, patrol, homicide, sex crimes, fraud investigations, internal affairs, domestic violence investigations, swat, narcotics, gang unit just to name some. all are highly trained and skilled. but a police officer they all are.....they all have to go thru the same amount of training to become a cop in the beginning of thier career.

Answer 2

Different agencies have different ranks. Some agencies base rank solely on how long you have worked for the department (seniority). Other agencies base rank on combinations of testing, job performance and test scores. Some agencies make the Detective position an actual promotion but others make it merely a lateral move with no pay raise or supervisory authority. Ranks can be as follows:
Patrol officer
Patrolman First Class
Corporal
Sergeant
Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Deputy Chief
Chief

This can vary with other ranks in between or excluded.

Answer 3

Detective is a job type but can be a rank. Sergeants, etc is a rank. But it varies between forces.

Answer 4

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