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A police captain is a police rank in some countries, such as the United States and France and in the
France uses the rank of ''capitaine'' for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to ''lieutenant'' and junior to ''commandant''. This rank was previously known as ''inspecteur principal'' for plain-clothed officers, and ''officier de la paix principal'' for officers in uniform.
In most US police departments, the rank of captain is immediately above that of
In the Philippines, the rank of a Police Captain is equivalent to a Senior Inspector based on the original Philippine National Police rank under the Republic Act 6975. It is currently in effect since 2019.
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
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France
France uses the rank of ''capitaine'' for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to ''lieutenant'' and junior to ''commandant''. This rank was previously known as ''inspecteur principal'' for plain-clothed officers, and ''officier de la paix principal'' for officers in uniform.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the approximate equivalent rank of a police captain is that of chief inspector.United States
In most US police departments, the rank of captain is immediately above that of lieutenant
A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations.
The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...
. A police captain is often the officer in charge of a precinct.
In some smaller police departments, a person holding the rank of police captain may be in charge of a division (patrol division, detective division, etc.) within that department. In larger police departments, a police captain may command only one section of a precinct which is commanded by either a police major, police inspector, or the next highest rank. A police captain is considered upper-level management in most large urban police departments.
New York City
In theNew York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act i ...
, the rank of captain is immediately below deputy inspector. Captains are usually veterans with extensive experience.
Philippines
In the Philippines, the rank of a Police Captain is equivalent to a Senior Inspector based on the original Philippine National Police rank under the Republic Act 6975. It is currently in effect since 2019.
Notable police captains
* Derwin Brown * George Gastlin * John H. McCullagh *Maharram Seyidov
Maharram Miraziz oghlu Seyidov ( az, Məhərrəm Mirəziz oğlu Seyidov) (7 September 1952 – 19 January 1990) was the National Hero of Azerbaijan and warrior during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Life
Seyidov was born on September 7, 1952, ...
* Jacob B. Warlow
See also
*Captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
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