2007-10-08 14:03:24 · 12 answers · asked by lucifer a 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
There are two major differences.... the sheriff is responisble for the whole county, the police are responsible within the city limits.
Secondly.. the Sheriff is elected, the Police Chief is appointed. Politics often play more of a part in the sheriff's department.
2007-10-08 14:19:20 · answer #1 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly, you observed a deputy sheriff and a police officer. The Sheriff is the elected business enterprise head, very corresponding to the employed police chief. different than for jurisdiction, the Sheriff has some civil duty handling courtroom movements. In some places, the deputy sheriff could be fired only because of the fact the sheriff decides to, without a reason. some sheriff's routinely declare that all human beings is out at evening earlier the hot term starts off and all who go with to stay could desire to enable him comprehend only before time. those he does not reappoint are out. does not take place lots in very super sheriff's places of work. Police, particularly in agencies sufficiently huge to have elected civil service, are greater shield. yet the two between the individuals you observed in all threat do surprisingly lots the comparable activity, except the deputy is assigned to civil technique. and that they could have some calls the different does not see lots. The policeman in all threat infrequently has to chase livestock back into the pasture. The deputy could artwork few business enterprise burglaries.
2016-12-14 11:38:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically they're both law enforcers. However, policemen and sheriffs differ in terms of jurisdiction. Meaning, policemen are usually assigned in urban areas while the sheriffs are for rural areas.
2007-10-08 14:56:50 · answer #3 · answered by Joeyboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sheriff was originally the highest executive official in a shire (shire reeve) in England. In the US this gradually became the chief law enforcement officer, especially in the West and South, and today is still an elected position. A policeman is a (presumably) professional law enforcement officer, generally with city jurisdiction, while a sheriff's office has county-wide jurisdiction, frequently only in non-incorporated parts of the county.
2007-10-08 14:13:35 · answer #4 · answered by Howard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Police normally work for the city and a sheriff is employed by a county.
2007-10-08 14:16:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boundries. A police officer stays within city limits, whereas a Sheriff has jurisdiction throughout a county.
2007-10-08 14:07:19 · answer #6 · answered by Mark 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are both peace officers, qualified by the state.
Police is typically a term used to describe city or municipality hired peace officers.
Sheriff's Deputies are the guys that run law enforcement in all of the unincorporated areas of a county. Sometimes small cities or townships don't have enough money to create their own police department so they pay extra to the county to use deputies for their law enforcement.
Deputies typically do all of the evictions too.
2007-10-08 14:32:29 · answer #7 · answered by California Street Cop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A police Officer works for the CITY that they police.. They only have police powers in that CITY. A Sheriff or Deputy has police powers in the WHOLE Co that they work for. A State Trooper or SOS officer have the WHOLE State that they work for.
2007-10-09 05:11:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other duties of the sheriff include running the jails and serving civil papers. Most police officers do neither of these duties.
2007-10-08 14:27:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their jurisdiction. A policeman has athority within the city limits and a sheriff and his deputies have jurisdiction through out their county.
2007-10-08 14:13:06 · answer #10 · answered by Dana 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋