are correctional officers considered police?
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For the most part, no they are not. They don't have arrest powers and they can't enforce traffic laws.\n\nSome jails, however, have sheriff deputies, which outside of the jail do have these powers.\n\nCorrections officers babysit prisoners, hand out their medicine and count silverware. No it isn't a safe job and yes it is an important job, but they are not police officers.
606648
under law enforcement...wrong category
263709
The best answer would be (c.), Law enforcement officers are mainly required to uphold the law.\n\nWhy?\n\nA) is incorrect.  Law enforcement agencies are a state body, as is the court system.  Law enforcement is critical to the administration of justice, as is the court system.  But Law enforcement is NOT employed by the court system.  If that were the case, there would be serious problems with neutrality.\n\nB) is somewhat correct and somewhat incorrect.  Police officers do undergo some basic evidence training, with regards to interviewing suspects and witnesses at the scene, crime scene management, and evidence collection.  But the ordinary patrol officer lacks sufficient training to gather evidence for a case, just as a paramedic is not qualified to do surgery.\n\nD) is incorrect, if I understand the question.  The FBI, DEA, and U.S. Marshals are all National Law Enforcement bodies.
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Yes only if you are in their jurisdiction but if it's a Trooper they gotcha.  Usually they'd get another officer there to pull you over in some cases but not a rule.  They are never off duty, technically.
162915
As a former police officer, I can tell you that a police officer does NOT have to read you your rights unless you are being questioned in connection with a Felony. Misdemeanor crimes do not by law require a Miranda warning. It is done sometimes as a courtesy but not very often and a warning is usually read to you in the case of a DUI or DWI arrest prior to a breathalyzer test and jail video for test of sobriety at the time of booking. Another falacy of law enforcement is that you have the RIGHT to one phone call. The police do not have to let you use the phone at all, it is actually a courtesy. They can legally deny you the use of the telephone for any reason. However, I've yet to see that happen unless a prisoner is violent and has to be kept in the cell until they calm down and behave. Hope this helps you.=)
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It is when a mayor, governer, or President oders the military to act as police officers to disrupt riots, looting, and violence in order to gain control of a situation that has gotten out of control. Sort of like New Orleans after the Hurricanes. But, the miiltary did not have arrest powers. They were there as a watch dog to discourage violence and looting.
328102
nearly every agency will use different titles for various ranks. In general patrol officers will be called officers, troopers, constables or sheriffs. Supervisors may be called sergeants, lieutenants etc. In some departments detectives and inspectors are higher ranks then patrol officers.
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Judge, supreme court judge, attorney, police cheif, police capt, police sgt, police sgt.  Warden, correctional counselors,\n\nAnd I guess on the other side, professional theft and so on.
33787
It's a job that does not require any college education, pays decent money, has good benefits, and allows for fairly early retirement (50...)  Although these sound pretty good, you still have to put up with quite a bit of crap.  Prison officers or "correctional peace officers" do not get the amount of respect that they deserve!
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Generally, there are separate police departments that each report to the municipality they represent.  For example, I'm assuming this would mean a county sheriff, and they would report to the county office and possibly the governor's office.  Within the department itself, the ranks are typically like this:\nhttp://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/205/205lect07.htm\n\nThe organization varies by where you are.  Some cities, for example, have police commissioners, while some counties also have deputy sheriffs, etc.
85469
There is no certification required to be a police officer. Each department sets its own hiring guidelines and requirements.
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They are usually retained by the use of handcuffs and iron chains...depending on the situation as to why they are being imprisoned. Officers have to be careful as to how they handle the prisoner due to liability.
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it could very well mean that ur will be under some kind of supervision, under the sheriff's authority which is a bit unusual b/c its usually the parole officer, but it all depends on the crime u did commit.
135692
Yeah it's just like the Coast Guard, nothing more. The police take care of crime inside the country. USN and USCG units are in the area for anti drug ops and submarine exercises
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Generally, they meet a wage grade...there will be a wage grade (like level 1, level 2, etc) that pays correctional officers, secretaries, groundskeepers, etc. As the correctional officer is promoted, he goes to the next wage level.
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They are both law enforcement agencies. The Sheriff is a county law enforcement agency covering a larger area. A police officer is a law enforcement that works for a city.\n\nWorking for a certain agency or company is a personal choice and, even though I would not want to be a police officer nor work in a sheriff department, both are needed so as our city streets don't become controlled by mobs and gangs that would certainly kill and commit crime on a wholesale basis if we did not have both of these agencies.\n\nI hope this has been of some use to you, good luck.\n\n"FIGHT ON"
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No. Usually the minimum education requirement is a high school diploma. However, officers who advance in ranks, or provide more advanced skills and services, have some college or university diploma or degree in addition to their police academy training.