United States
The United States police rank model is generally quasimilitary in structure. Although the large and varied number of federal, state, and local police departments and sheriff's office have different ranks, a general model, from highest to lowest rank, would be:
- Chief of Police, Police Commissioner, Superintendent, Sheriff
- Deputy Chief of Police, Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Superintendent, Undersheriff
- Inspector, Commander, Colonel
- Major, Deputy Inspector
- Captain
- Lieutenant
- Sergeant
- Detective, Inspector, Investigator
- Officer, Deputy Sheriff, Corporal, Trooper
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