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Municipal/Sheriff

Contrasting Roles and Functions



The perceived idea by an individual or by a community may look at a municipal and sheriff departments with having similar responsibilities and functions. These similarities are arresting powers, keeping the peace, investigating crimes, and preventing crime. While these specific functions may unite these agencies in keeping to a related goal or mission, they also have specific differences in some of their functions and roles that separate them into two different law enforcement agencies.

The jurisdiction of a municipal police department lies within the city or community that created it. The jurisdiction of the Sheriff Department operates through out the county and fills in between the municipalities that have their own city police. Since the sheriff department operates under the jurisdiction of the county it can and still works hand in hand with the municipal police to enforce laws within the towns and cities.

Another difference between the law enforcement agencies is how the chief of police and the sheriff are hired. The chief of police is typically appointed by the mayor or selected by the city council and being elected to office as a public official fills the sheriff鈥檚 position. (Policing America pp.62-63 and Criminal Justice Today pp.179-180)

The responsibilities that the sheriff department has to fulfill also differentiate the agencies. Some of these duties are serving court papers, run county jails, and responsible for detainees awaiting trial. While the municipal police duties still basically lay in general police duties, such as traffic enforcement, patrol and first response, and investigations of death, accidents, and violent crimes. (Policing America pp.62-63 and Criminal Justice Today pp.179-180)

Sources:

Peak, K. J. (n.d.). Policing America (5th ed.).

Schmalleger, F. (n.d.). Criminal Justice Today (9th ed.). Pearson Prentice Hall.Can someone check my paper for proper grammer and how to cite my work correctly in the APA format? Thank you?
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