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Summary Description


	Enforce law and order in rural or unincorporated districts or serve legal processes of courts. May patrol courthouse, guard court or grand jury, or escort defendants.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Canine Deputy (K-9 Deputy)

2.	Chief Deputy Sheriff

3.	Civil Division Deputy Sheriff

4.	Civil Process Server

5.	Corporal-Road Deputy with Sheriff Department

6.	County Sheriff

7.	Deputy

8.	Deputy (Patrol)

9.	Deputy K-9

10.	Deputy Sheriff

11.	Deputy Sheriff (Generalist)-Bailiff

12.	Deputy Sheriff Generalist

13.	Deputy Sheriff Generalist/Bailiff

14.	Deputy Sheriff Lieutenant

15.	Deputy Sheriff, Building Guard

16.	Deputy Sheriff-Custody

17.	Deputy Sheriff-K9 Handler

18.	Deputy Sheriff/Investigator

19.	Drug Abuse Resistance Education Officer (DARE Officer)

20.	Grand Jury Deputy Sheriff

21.	K-9 Handler/ Deputy

22.	K9 Handler

23.	Lieutenant/Deputy

24.	Master Deputy Sheriff-Court Security

25.	Patrol Deputy Sheriff

26.	Patrol Sergeant, Sheriff's Office

27.	Patrol Supervisor

28.	Sheriff

29.	Sheriff Deputy

30.	Sheriff Officer

31.	Sheriff's Detective

32.	Sheriff's Officer

33.	Sheriff's Sergeant

34.	Sheriffs Detective

35.	Sheriffs Officer

36.	Special Deputy Sheriff

37.	Supervising Deputy

38.	Under Sheriff

Job Tasks

	Investigate illegal or suspicious activities. Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.

	Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests. Patrol properties to maintain safety.

	Take control of accident scenes to maintain traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes. Investigate accidents to determine causes.

	Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.

	Record daily activities and submit logs and other related reports and paperwork to appropriate authorities. Maintain operational records.

	Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody. Apprehend criminal suspects.

	Supervise law enforcement staff, such as jail staff, officers, and deputy sheriffs. Direct law enforcement activities.

	Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid. Communicate situation details to appropriate personnel.

	Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders. Serve court ordered documents.

	Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary. Interview people to obtain information about actions or status of individuals. Monitor access or flow of people to prevent problems.

	Place people in protective custody. Detain suspects or witnesses.

	Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators. Patrol properties to maintain safety. Guard facilities.

	Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities. Escort prisoners to courtrooms, prisons, or other facilities.

	Manage jail operations and tend to jail inmates. Direct operations of correctional facilities.

	Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order. Locate suspicious objects or vehicles. Confiscate prohibited or dangerous items.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Nature of the Work


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Working Conditions


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