This is one of the broad occupations based on the Standard Occupational Classification System.
The root category: SOC occupations.
SOC divisions within this category:
- 33-0000 – Protective service occupations
- 33-3000 – Law enforcement workers
- 33-3050 – Police officers
- 33-3051 – Police and sheriff's patrol officers
- 33-3052 – Transit and railroad police
Police and sheriff's patrol officers maintain order, enforce laws and ordinances, and protect life and property in an assigned patrol district. They perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area on foot or in a vehicle; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
Transit and railroad police protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.
Subcategories
There are 2 subcategories to this category.
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Articles in category "Police officers"
There are 21 articles in this category.
