desk sergeants

Precinct intake officers

Desk sergeants is the plural of desk sergeant, a police officer who works at the front desk of a station house rather than on patrol.

The desk sergeant handles administrative duties, processes arrests, and serves as the first point of contact for people entering the station: The desk sergeant told me to take a seat and wait.

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radio dispatch · phone calls · watch commander · complaints · precinct · record keeper · uniformed · reporting · patrol officer · detective · law enforcement · officers · badge number · night shift · briefings · police station · intake · holding cell

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field vs. administrative duty

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Officers patrolling assigned neighborhoods

patrol officers · field officers · foot patrol · first responders · tactical units

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Law enforcement department heads

commissioners · captains · cadets · lieutenants · constables

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