{"schemaVersion":"1.0","exportedAt":"2026-05-15T12:39:48.220Z","occupation":{"soc":"33-3051.00","title":"Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers","group":"Protective Service","sector":"92","jobZone":3,"jobZoneInferred":false},"framework":{"version":null,"description":"Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.","contextCovered":"Municipal police, county sheriff, and tribal police patrol functions; field training officer through senior patrol through line supervisor; community-policing and reform-oriented departments.","levels":{"emerging":{"label":"Emerging","statements":["Patrol routines and area familiarization — perform under a Field Training Officer's review on assigned beats.","Radio communications and 10-codes — operate clearly within department standards.","Traffic stops on routine violations — conduct safely with FTO observation in standard scenarios.","Incident reports and citation paperwork — write accurately and completely on common calls.","Use-of-force continuum — apply consistently with departmental policy on every interaction.","Defensive tactics fundamentals — execute drilled techniques in training and on-duty under FTO oversight.","Crime-scene preservation basics — secure perimeters and preserve evidence on minor calls.","Search-and-seizure law fundamentals — apply correctly under FTO direction on routine stops.","Vehicle operations including emergency response driving — perform per department driving policy.","Body-worn camera protocols — activate and document per department policy across every contact."]},"developing":{"label":"Developing","statements":["Solo patrol on assigned beats — handle a typical shift of routine calls without backup supervision.","Domestic disturbance and mental-health calls — handle within crisis-intervention training and protocol.","DUI investigations and field-sobriety tests — conduct, document, and testify reliably.","Felony stops and high-risk traffic stops — execute safely using cover-and-contact tactics.","Witness and victim interviews on standard cases — conduct with empathy and protocol compliance.","Detective handoffs on cases needing follow-up — package case files completely for investigators.","Court appearances and testimony on owned cases — deliver clearly under cross-examination.","Community contacts and proactive policing — develop in assigned neighborhoods.","Newer officers as a peer mentor or shadow FTO — guide on patrol craft and judgment.","Department policy updates — incorporate into routine patrol within a single shift."]},"proficient":{"label":"Proficient","statements":["Major incident response (active shooter, barricaded subject, mass casualty) — function effectively as part of a coordinated response.","Complex investigations within patrol scope — develop, document, and present cases that hold up at trial.","Field Training Officer role for new recruits — train, evaluate, and progress through structured curricula.","De-escalation in dynamic high-stress encounters — lead the contact and bring volatility down without force.","Specialty unit assignments (K-9, traffic, school resource, mental health response) — operate within specialty roles.","Tactical-team or critical-incident-team participation — train and respond as a tier-2 member.","Community partnerships with neighborhood, schools, and businesses — develop trust over years on a beat.","Internal-affairs and use-of-force reviews — represent oneself with documentation that withstands scrutiny.","Mentorship of mid-tenure officers — provide on judgment, career, and ethics across the watch.","Department initiatives (training programs, equipment evaluations) — contribute substantively from a senior officer perspective."]},"advanced":{"label":"Advanced","statements":["Patrol-supervisor or sergeant role — lead a squad with discipline, training, and operational responsibilities.","Critical incidents on a shift — command on scene until the formal incident commander arrives.","Use-of-force investigations and reviews — conduct or contribute as a peer reviewer with rigor and fairness.","Department training program — develop and deliver across the agency.","Community-trust and reform-oriented programs — lead with credibility on both the officer and community sides.","Hiring, FTO, and probationary-officer development — shape the next generation of officers.","Inter-agency operations (regional task forces, mutual aid) — represent the department credibly.","Internal-policy authorship and revision — contribute with command staff to evolving department practice.","Ethics and integrity culture — set the tone through example, mentorship, and intervention.","Career-track development for officers — sponsor toward investigations, specialty units, and command."]}}},"sources":{"onet":"v30.2 (CC BY 4.0)","crosswalk":"https://skillscrosswalk.com","generator":"LER.me"},"attribution":"© EBSCOed"}