Police ranks of British Columbia
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe following article deals with the ranking system of all police and related law enforcement agencies in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The ranking systems are mostly uniform depending on type of agency, as shown below.
County constabularies[edit | edit source]
All county constabularies (local civilian police) in BC use the same ranking system, as shown below:
BC Sheriff Service[edit | edit source]
# | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Abbrev | JD | SD | LD | CD | MD | FD | CD | AUS | US | n/a |
Rank | Junior Deputy Sheriff | Sergeant Deputy Sheriff | Lieutenant Deputy Sheriff | Captain Deputy Sheriff | Major Deputy Sheriff | First Deputy Sheriff | Chief Deputy Sheriff | Assistant Under- sheriff |
Under- sheriff |
Sheriff |
BC Corrections[edit | edit source]
# | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Abbrev | PO | JO | SO | PRO | AS | SU | CS | DW | n/a |
Rank | Proba- tionary Officer |
Junior Officer | Senior Officer | Principal Officer | Assistant Super- intendent |
Super- intendent |
Chief Super- intendent |
Deputy Warden | Warden |
County corrections[edit | edit source]
Each county has its own Department of Corrections, which administers all jails and remand centres in the county and its municipalities. All such correctional agencies use the following ranking system:
# | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Abbrev | JG | JM | RM | AM | FM | SU | CS | DW | n/a |
Rank | Jail Guard | Jail Manager | Remand Manager | Assistant Manager | Facility Manager | Super- intendent |
Chief Super- intendent |
Deputy Warden | Warden |