Police Job Descriptions

A job description involves giving the roles and responsibilities which an individual or a group of people are supposed to accomplish in their various careers or departments. The purpose of a job description is to make someone aware of the duties to carry out and what are the expected outcomes. In giving a job description the following are included; the job title, what are the objectives of the job, daily tasks to be performed, the working conditions and a clear guidance and instructions to be adopted (BIS, 2011). The following are the job descriptions for various positions in police departments.

Police officer (Detective)

The main role of a police officer is on serious crime investigations and heads the other police constables in detecting, prevention and investigation of serious crime in such areas as, financial fraud, theft, arson, rape and murder. The detective carries out patrols in the assigned regions, ensuring law and order is maintained, conducting first hand investigations in areas of crime and supervising undercover operations. They are responsible for the arrest of crime victims and should testify in court and among other duties act as escorts for the VIPs and be familiar with different types departmental weapons (LVMPD)

Victim advocate supervisor

The victim advocate supervisor is responsible for directly supervising the advocates who represent the victims together with the witnesses of all the crimes; ensuring the departmental employee is performing their duties. The advocate is also responsible for conducting interviews to the victims in order to determine their needs, and then act accordingly by providing the information and services needed. They also come up with work plans for the investigation progress and s...

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...nalyses of cases regarding investigations and liaising with the criminal investigators in determining the source of crimes and the suspects (Boise, Glen $ Paul)

It is clear that with clear job descriptions within the police force, efficiency will be achieved and collisions avoided. Officers will also be in a position to execute their duties diligently and with professionalism and precision.

List of References

BIS, (2011). Department for Business Innovation and Skill, A blog. Accessed from

step/defining: http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/higher-education/access-to-professions/prg/recruitment-Step-by- step/defining.

Boisse P. Correa, Glen R. Kajiyama, Paul D. Putzulu, Honolulu police department, power,

duties, and functions, pp. 237- 246.

(LVMPD), Los Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Accessed from:

https://hr.lvmpd.com/ams5website/InfoListings.aspx.