Police lieutenant vs detective

Differences between police lieutenant and detective duties and responsibilities

Police lieutenant example responsibilities.

• Orchestrate the day to day demands, managing deficiencies/opportunities and prioritization of unit operations throughout specific target areas within NYC.
• Direct members of firefighting crews in the care and maintenance of firefighting apparatus and equipment, assign and review their work.
• Supervise assigned uniform personnel through coordination of roll calls, schedules and daily patrol assignments.
• Supervise shift and departmental operations; monitor and evaluate subordinates work, review reports and direct patrol and investigative operations.
• Orchestrate the day to day demands, managing deficiencies/opportunities and prioritization of unit operations throughout specific target areas within NYC.
• Arrange quarterly Compstat, take complaint reports (CRs), handle special attentions and conduct roll call training.

Detective example responsibilities.

• Manage all ABC issues and applications for liquor licenses.
• Receive multiple letters of commendation for effective investigations that lead to successful prosecutions.
• Monitor wire taps and conduct detailed surveillance of wire tap targets and associates.
• Sole provider of data gathering from TIGTA's complaint management system and the IRS for biweekly phishing scam reports.
• Connect GPS devices/recorder/audio/video by hard wiring to vehicle power for longer operations.
• Optimize critical security of dignitaries by proficiently conducting foot and vehicle patrol of concentration areas.
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