Police captain
Apolice captainis apolice rankin some countries, such as theUnited States,France,Thailand,and thePhilippines.[1]
By country
[edit]France
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France uses the rank ofcapitainefor management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior tolieutenantand junior tocommandant.This rank was previously known asinspecteur principalfor plain-clothed officers, andofficier de la paix principalfor officers in uniform.
United Kingdom
[edit]In the United Kingdom, the approximate equivalent rank of a police captain is that ofchief inspector.
United States
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In most American police departments, the rank of captain is immediately above that oflieutenant.A police captain is often the officer in charge of aprecinct.
In some smaller police departments, a person holding the rank of police captain may be in charge of a division (patrol division, detective division, etc.) within that department. In larger police departments, a police captain may command only one section of a precinct which is commanded by either a police major, police inspector, or the next highest rank. A police captain is considered upper-level management in most large urban police departments.
New York City
[edit]In theNew York City Police Department,the rank of captain is immediately belowdeputy inspector.Captains are usually veterans with extensive experience.
Philippines
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In the Philippines, the rank of a police captain is equivalent to a senior inspector based on the originalPhilippine National Policerank under the Republic Act 6975. It has existed since 2019. It was higher than apolice lieutenant,and lower than a police major.
Notable police captains
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Connolly, Francis M.; Mullins, George J. (1993).Police Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain.Peterson's.ISBN978-0-671-84686-2.