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

  • 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.

  • Direct traffic flow and reroute traffic in case of emergencies.
  • Investigate traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if a crime has been committed.
  • Monitor traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures.
  • Testify in court to present evidence or act as witness in traffic and criminal cases.

  • Direct vehicle traffic.