How do they match: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

  • ALE Agent
  • Alcohol Law Enforcement Agent
  • Border Patrol Agent
  • Civil Process Server
  • Community Service Officer
  • Community Service Patrol Officer
  • Drug Enforcement Agent
  • Protective Service Specialist

  • Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

  • Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders.
  • Conduct community programs for all ages concerning topics such as drugs and violence.
  • Inform citizens of community services and recommend options to facilitate longer-term problem resolution.
  • Relay complaint and emergency-request information to appropriate agency dispatchers.

  • Serve court ordered documents.
  • Inform the public about policies, services or procedures.
  • Present social services program information to the public.