The four related officers in the early English and colonial period are the Sheriff, Coroner, Constable, and the Justice of the peace. In the early English and colonial time, policing was initiated by the community and it was a civic duty. The officers were not trained or paid for them choosing to uphold the law. The Sheriff (derived from the British term, “shire-reeves”), shire meaning “country” and reeve meaning “agent of the king.” The purpose of the Sheriff is to maintain law and order. The Sheriff would assist the King with judicial and militant affairs. The duty of the Sheriff was taking care of prisoners, overseer of taxes, executing civil procedures, and conducting elections. Since the colonial period, the Sheriff’s police power has
