Jonesborough Police Department (Tennessee)
Encyclopedia
The Jonesborough Police Department is the law enforcement agency
of the City of Jonesborough
, Tennessee
.
In addition one officer is trained as a Criminal Investigator and another officer is trained in code enforcement. Two officers are also certified K-9 officers.
Law enforcement agency
In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...
of the City of Jonesborough
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Jonesborough is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The population was 4,168 at the 2000 census...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
.
Department Organization
The Jonesborough Police Department is headed by the Chief of Police, who is assisted by two Majors, and four Sergeants who command each patrol shift. The Chief of Police reports to the Public Safety Director. As a part of the Jonesborough Public Safety, all Police Officers receive firefighting training, and have access to firefighting equipment in their patrol cars.In addition one officer is trained as a Criminal Investigator and another officer is trained in code enforcement. Two officers are also certified K-9 officers.
Rank Structure
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| Chief of Police Chief of police A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable... |
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| Major Major Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ... |
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| Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent.... |
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| Police Officer Police officer A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force... |
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