Description
Supervise and lead a squad of police officers, managing shift operations, training, and performance; direct field activities and preliminary investigations, ensure legal compliance and policy enforcement, and serve as incident commander until relieved.
- • Conduct roll call and brief officers on operations, priorities, and expectations.
- • Communicate policy updates, legal changes, and new tactics to the squad.
- • Prepare shift schedules and assign beats, units, and special details.
- • Supervise patrol and field activities to maintain officer safety and service quality.
- • Assume incident command at major calls and crime scenes until relieved.
- • Oversee preliminary investigations and coordinate follow-up with detectives.
- • Review and approve arrests, citations, and reports for legal sufficiency.
- • Ensure proper evidence collection, chain of custody, and prisoner property handling.
- • Coach and train officers in patrol tactics, report writing, and procedures.
- • Conduct performance evaluations and recommend promotions, transfers, or corrective action.
- • Address minor personnel issues and initiate or refer misconduct complaints.
- • Issue counseling and first-line discipline for policy violations.
- • Maintain shift logs and operational records; ensure timely report submission.
- • Inspect officers, vehicles, and equipment for readiness and compliance.
- • Manage unit equipment, requisition supplies, and track inventory.
- • Monitor overtime and unit expenditures to ensure fiscal accountability.
- • Coordinate with prosecutors, courts, and partner agencies; testify as needed.
- • Review and implement policies at the unit level and recommend revisions.
- • Engage with community members and support problem-oriented policing initiatives.
- • Oversee prisoner processing and coordinate transfers in accordance with policy.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
