sheriff

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An elected police official who is in charge of enforcing the law in a county or town of the U.S.

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"Campaign advertisement for position of county sheriff, circa 1920," photograph, Nicholas P. Ciotola Italians in Albuquerque Pictorial Collection, 1884-1970 (2002-020-0078).

Published Works: 
Dance Hall of the Dead (1973)
People of Darkness (1980)
The Dark Wind (1982)
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Cultural Reference