[PW] "Officer"

[Charles L. King]

You can look at: http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28775
which is a online discussion of Correctional Officer's titles in different
states.  Mostly the lowest or next to lowest rank is Corrections Officer,
followed by Sergeant.

>From the LAPD website:
The following list represents the various class titles of sworn LAPD police
officers. 

Police Officer 
Police Detective 
Police Sergeant 
Police Lieutenant 
Police Captain 
Police Commander 
Police Deputy Chief 
Chief of Police 


And at Criminal Justice Online (http://www.hitechcj.com/id103.html), it
talks of "ranks common to most police agencies in the United States", and
shows: 

Pre-employment
Police Officer
Detective/Investigator
Sergeant
Lieutenant/Captain
Command Officer
Chief Executive

So it would appear 'Officer' is a shortened title, used as you would address
a senior official as 'Sergeant' or 'Captain'.


Charles L. King
Serials Librarian
Hawaii State Library
478 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813-2994
http://www.hawaii.gov/libraries/hsl/serials.html

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Often a law enforcement person is referred to as "Officer" 
--  sometimes even insists or this reference.

Is "officer" a title or a job description?  Does it reflect on 
his/her rank ? Why should s/he be referred to as officer rather then 
say Mr/Miss? Especially since s/he usually refers to someone by the given
name?

Just a reflection of too much TV.



J M Green
Email:  MailTo:JMGreen at sisna.com
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