Description

Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate police force administration and police activities such as maintaining law and order and detecting and preventing crime. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal governments. This unit group includes officers from the rank of staff sergeant to police commissioner. Commissioned officers in the railway police, deputy chief coroners, and deputy chief medical examiners are also included in this unit group.

Job Titles

• Chief superintendent
• Deputy police chief
• Harbour police chief
• Police chief
• Police lieutenant
• Police superintendent
• Railway police chief
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) commissioner

Main Duties

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a police force or division of a police force
• Develop and implement police force policies and procedures
• Oversee police investigations and ensure that procedures are conducted in accordance with laws and regulations
• Assess performance of subordinates and authorize promotions, transfers and disciplinary actions
• Co-ordinate and monitor budget and departmental resources.

Workplaces

• All levels of government

Skills

• Coordinating
• Management of Financial Resources
• Management of Material Resources
• Management of Personnel Resources
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Explosive Strength
• Multitasking
• Night Vision
• Pattern Identification

Personal Attributes

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Leadership
• Stress Tolerance
• Active Learning

Similar Occupations

• Police investigators and other investigative occupations (41310)
• Police officers (except commissioned) (42100)
• Sheriffs and bailiffs (43200)
• By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers (43202)

Source: OaSIS