- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
A professional who compiles daily duty roster and types and maintains various records and reports in municipal police department to document information, such as daily work assignments, equipment issued, vacation scheduled, training records, and personnel data. Respnsibilities include:
* Prepares duty roster to indicate such personnel information as days on, days off, equipment assigned, and watch.
* Arranges schedule to most efficiently use personnel and equipment and ensure availability of personnel for court dates.
* Submits roster to superior for approval.
* Compiles and records data to maintain personnel folders.
* Reviews duty roster, personnel folders, and training schedules to schedule training for police personnel.
* Performs other duties as described under police aide.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who patrols on foot, by motor vehicle, power boat, or aircraft along border or seacoast of United States to detect persons attempting to enter country illegally.
* Apprehends and detains illegal entrants for subsequent action by immigration authorities.
* May question agricultural workers near border to identify and apprehend illegal aliens.
* May report evidence of smuggling observed on patrol to customs authorities.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who patrols on foot, by motor vehicle, power boat, or aircraft along border or seacoast of United States to detect persons attempting to enter country illegally.
* Apprehends and detains illegal entrants for subsequent action by immigration authorities.
* May question agricultural workers near border to identify and apprehend illegal aliens.
* May report evidence of smuggling observed on patrol to customs authorities.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who guards female and juvenile persons detained at police station house or detention room pending hearing, return to parents, or transfer to penal institution, and is responsible for inmates' care while incarcerated. Respnsibilities include:
* Searches all female prisoners for weapons, contraband, drugs, and other harmful articles.
* Investigates background of first offenders and causes for arrest, and makes recommendations to magistrate concerning the disposition of case.
* Cares for and administers to female and juvenile prisoners who are sick or intoxicated.
* Cares for lost and runaway children until parents or guardians are contacted.
* Accompanies all female and juvenile prisoners to court and remains with prisoners until case has been disposed of.
* May observe inmates in cells to assure prisoners' well-being and adherence to regulations and rules.
* May maintain identification record of incarcerated females.
* May be responsible for cleanliness and sanitation of dormitory and cells of detention rooms.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who evaluates telephone requests for police services and monitors alarm systems to determine urgency of requests and need to dispatch patrol car. Respnsibilities include:
* Converses with telephone caller to obtain information and respond to requests for police services.
* Evaluates information received to determine if patrol car should be dispatched immediately, dispatched on delayed basis, or if situation can be resolved without patrol car being dispatched.
* Observes light and sound signals on wall panel to monitor alarm systems of fire department, private protective agencies, citizen band radio, city hall, or other buildings.
* Relays information to radio dispatcher when patrol car is to be dispatched.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who completes and maintains various records to book and process prisoners. Respnsibilities include:
* Prepares reports to document arrest information, such as name, address, charge, and arresting officer.
* Fingerprints and searches prisoners.
* Records personal property of prisoners and seals property in envelope.
* Logs and forwards arrest registers to teleprocessing unit to enter information into computer-based information system.
* Monitors arrest registers, using computer-based information system to ensure timely processing of prisoners in accordance with procedural requirements.
* Reviews booking reports of prisoners arrested in other districts to verify completeness and accuracy of reports.
* Schedules pretrial interviews, prepares court dockets, and releases prisoners in response to bail being posted to process prisoners.
* Answers inquiries to explain procedures, give status of individuals, verify information, and expedite processing of prisoners.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who collects evidence at scene of crime or fatal accident, classifies and identifies fingerprints, and photographs evidence for use in criminal and civil cases. Respnsibilities include:
* Dusts selected areas of crime scene to locate and reveal latent fingerprints.
* Lifts prints from crime site, using special tape.
* Photographs crime or accident scene to obtain record of evidence.
* Photographs, records physical description, and fingerprints homicide victims and suspects for identification purposes.
* Classifies and files fingerprints fingerprint classifier.
* Develops film and prints, using photographic developing equipment.
* Submits evidence to commander, identification and records for cataloging.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who classifies fingerprints and compares fingerprints of unknown persons or suspects with fingerprint records to determine if prints were involved in previous crimes. Respnsibilities include:
* Classifies record cards containing fingerprints of crime suspects according to specified grouping, and compares fingerprints with others in file to determine if prisoner has criminal record or is wanted for other crimes.
* Examines fingerprint evidence left at scene of crime, classifies prints, and endeavors to identify person.
* May fingerprint prisoner, using ink pad.
* May transfer residual fingerprints from objects, such as weapons or drinking glasses, to record cards, using standard technique.
* May keep files of criminals and suspects, containing such information as photographs, habits, and modus operandi of crimes with which individual has been connected.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who classifies fingerprints and compares fingerprints of unknown persons or suspects with fingerprint records to determine if prints were involved in previous crimes. Respnsibilities include:
* Classifies record cards containing fingerprints of crime suspects according to specified grouping, and compares fingerprints with others in file to determine if prisoner has criminal record or is wanted for other crimes.
* Examines fingerprint evidence left at scene of crime, classifies prints, and endeavors to identify person.
* May fingerprint prisoner, using ink pad.
* May transfer residual fingerprints from objects, such as weapons or drinking glasses, to record cards, using standard technique.
* May keep files of criminals and suspects, containing such information as photographs, habits, and modus operandi of crimes with which individual has been connected.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who patrols assigned area, such as public parking lot or section of city, to issue tickets to overtime parking violators.
* Winds parking meter clocks.
* Surrenders ticket book at end of shift to supervisor to facilitate preparation of violation records.
* May report missing traffic signals or signs to superior at end of shift.
* May chalk tires of vehicles parked in unmetered spaces, record time, and return at specified intervals to ticket vehicles remaining in spaces illegally.
* May collect coins deposited in meters.
* When patrolling metered spaces, may be known as Meter Attendant.
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