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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

Photo Credit

 
"Generic Captain police hat badge" by Dave Conner is licensed under CC BY.

Published Works
The Blessing Way (1970)
Dance Hall of the Dead (1973)
Listening Woman (1978)
People of Darkness (1980)
The Dark Wind (1982)
The Ghostway (1984)
Term Type
Cultural Reference
Manuscript Occurrences

 
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 50a>

A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (04-06) p. 48

A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 25
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 26
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 35
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 39
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 46
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 49
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 83
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 117
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 134
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 135
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 139
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 216

A06 People of Darkness (03-06) p. 63
A06 People of Darkness (03-06) p. 97
A06 People of Darkness (03-06) p. 237

A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 29
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 30
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 32
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 43
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 50
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A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 83
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 88
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 96
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 106
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 108
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 110
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 124
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 133
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 204
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 209
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 225
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 232
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 274
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 275

A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 19
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 23
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 40
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 41
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 72
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A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 102
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 106
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 183
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 198
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 201
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 212
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 219
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 260

References

 Chambers, John Whiteclay, and Fred Anderson
     1999   The Oxford Companion to American Military History. New York: Oxford University
         Press.