Iowa Sheriff

What is the difference in a Sheriff Deputy and a regular police officer?

is a sheriff deputy a dangerous job for a woman?

Public Comments

1. One works for the county & the other works for a city.
2. Both law enforcement. Police work for the City and Sheriffs work for the County. No real difference in the job, just the areas covered.
3. A Deputy is hired by the Count Sheriff's office while a police officer is hired by an individual municipality. The Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in those areas of the county where there is no municipality. Or in the case of a municipality which has no law enforcement agency the Sheriff's Office would also be responsible for law enforcement in that municipality. Both types of law enforcement are dangerous. However sometimes a Sheriff's Office has fewer deputies and often have to answer calls without benefit of back-up or a long delay before a back-up arrives. Being a Deputy can be a rougher job than a police officer.
4. In Baltimore, the sheriffs dept handles all court matters, and serves summons--the "regular" police handle calls for service, and everything else...and this job is dangerous for a man and a woman
5. A Police Officer is employed by the City and restricted to the city limits of the city he/she works in. County Deputy is employed by the County and is restricted to the County he is employed by. These professions are dangerous for any sex, but studies show that women are less likely to get hurt because they are more cautious than males. A police officer is no less dangerous for a female than a county deputy. However it has nothing to do with being a female it is how well you are trained.