How do they match: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

  • Special Deputy
  • Special Deputy Sheriff
  • Special Police Officer
  • Special Weapons and Tactics Team Member
  • Physical Security Specialist
  • Protective Service Specialist
  • Security Specialist

  • Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

  • Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.
  • Patrol specific area on foot, horseback, or motorized conveyance, responding promptly to calls for assistance.