In military or paramilitary organizations, such as police departments, captains outrank, or are higher in an organizational hierarchy, than lieutenants and other rank-and-file members of the given organization.
The general rankings within a police force, depending on its size, is as follows, in order from hightest to lowest rankings:
- Chief
- Deputy/Assistant Chief
- Commander
- Inspector
- Lietenant
- Sergeant
- Trooper
- Police Officer