Thomas Delk is the Chief of Police during The Closer, Seasons 6–7. The Chief of Police can serve a maximum of two five-year terms.Įdward Thompson is the Chief of Police during The Closer, Seasons 1–6.Īfter Thompson retired in Season 6, Thomas Delk was promoted to Chief of Police. The Chief is appointed by the Mayor of Los Angeles and the appointment is ratified by the Los Angeles City Council. The Chief is generally selected from within the department and the appointee should have a college degree and at least 12 years of law enforcement experience. The Chief of Police directs, plans, and coordinates the enforcement of laws for the purpose of protecting persons and property, and for the preservation of the peace in the community. The Chief of Police (COP), colloquially referred to as just "Chief", is the highest-ranking officer in the department. Tours of duty shall be known as watches, the hours of which shall be set by respective Commanding Officers in accordance with predetermined needs. Watch Commander: An officer who is in charge of a specific watch within a Division or Geographical Area.Incident Commander: Any officer who takes command at an emergency situation, crime scene, or who is in command at planned special events.Supervisor: Any officer who is engaged in field supervision or in general supervision of a Division, Section or Unit.Officer-in-Charge: Any officer who is in charge of a Section, Unit, or Detail.Commanding Officer: Any officer who is in charge of a Bureau, Group, Geographical Area, or a Division.Director: Commanding Officer of an Office.Staff responsibility: the responsibility given to a staff officer for developing and recommending policies and procedures affecting those functions under their command.Line command: the exercise of the authority of command delegated by the Chief of Police to his or her immediate subordinates, and by them to their subordinates, down the lines of direct command to the lowest level of authority.Detail: a specific assignment or a duty.Unit: a specific activity within an area, division, or section.Section: a major activity within a office, bureau, group, area, or division.
Division: a functional subdivision of activities within a office, bureau, group, or area.Area: a geographic subdivision of an operations bureau.Group: a functional segregation of activities and/or an assembling of two or more divisions or sections within a office or bureau.Bureau: a major segregation, either functional or geographical, of kindred phases of activities within the department.Office: a functional office under the direction of the Chief of Police.Department: the Los Angeles Police Department.
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