| A | B |
|---|
| Characteristics of American Policing | large, multileve, changing, and overlapping |
| County law enforcement | Sheriff's Department |
| Jurisdiction | authority over geographic or type of crime |
| Municipal Police | city or town officers |
| Sworn Officers | trained and empowered to arrest and carry guns |
| 1st State Police | Pennsylvania |
| Federal Law Enforcement | enforces federal criminal statutes |
| Oldest Federal Law Enfrocement | U.S. Marshal's Service |
| Hierarch flow | downward levels of command |
| Chain of Command | order of authority |
| Unity of Command | having only one immediate supervisor |
| Span of Control | number of people or units one manages |
| Line functions | directly provinding field services |
| Staff functions | support field operations |
| Specializations | given specific tasks to preform |
