police chief

commissioner

Appointed agency leader

• superintendentChief administrative official
• sheriffCounty's chief officer
• constableLow-ranking peace officer

marshal · badge · jurisdiction · precinct · headquarters · bureau · rank · command · appointment · sworn

patrol

Regular surveillance route

• deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
• investigationFormal examination of facts
• surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects

tactical · response · coordination · enforcement · arrests · incident · emergency · dispatch · briefing · intelligence

oversight

Supervision or inadvertent omission

• ethicsStudy of right conduct
• internal affairsOfficers investigating officers
• misconductImproper professional behavior

transparency · public trust · civil rights · use of force · body camera · complaint · review board · audit · reform · corruption

visionary

Imaginative planner of futures

• strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
• reformImprove by correcting faults
• mentorshipGuidance from experienced person

delegation · decision-making · press conference · spokesperson · media relations · community outreach · policy · morale · discipline · promotion

crime prevention

Stopping offenses before occurrence

• neighborhood watchResident-led area surveillance
• peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
• protectionGuarding against harm

first responder · emergency management · crisis intervention · gang unit · homicide · narcotics · traffic · vice · missing persons · domestic violence

• Police Rankssheriff, captain, lieutenant, sergeant, corporal
• small town rolesmayor, sheriff, pastor, priest, coach
• pillars of the communitymayor, doctor, teacher, pastor, priest
• police relationspublic trust, community outreach, community liaison, liaison officers, civilian review
• town governmenttown meeting, selectmen, town clerk, town council, town manager
• policeofficer, cop, officers, patrol, cops