Career Vocabulary- Public Safety Cluster

Match each description to the career it describes.

• Canine Police Officer

• I arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. I sentence guilty defendants in criminal cases.

• Animal Control Officer

• I handle animals for the purpose of investigations of mistreatment, or controld of abandoned, dangerous, or unattended animals.

• Fish and Game Warden

• Law enforcement officer who uses police dogs to execute drug detection, cadaver location, and explosive identification.

• Private Investigator

• I patrol my assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. I check hunting and fishing licenses.

• Judge

• I gather and report information regarding individuals or organizations to clients or detect unlawful acts or infractions of rules in a private establisment.

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• Detective

• I monitor pools, lakes and beachesI help swimmers who are in distress make it back to safety,

• Transit Police Officer

• I use my legal training to facilitatie negotiation and conflict resolution through dialogue. I resolve conflicts outside of the court system.

• Probation Officer

• I provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole.

• Lifeguard

• I conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.

• Arbitrator

• I protect and police railroad and transit property, employees or passengers

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• Firefighter

• I administer basic or advanced emergency medical care and assess injuries and illnesses. I administer meds intravenously, use EKGs, or administer advanced life support to sick or injured individuals.

• Parking enforcer

• I patrol assigned areas such as public parking lots or city streets to issue tickets to overtime parking violators and illegally parked vehicles.

• Paramedic

• I control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk.

• EMT

• I inspect buildings to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and state laws or investigate and gather facts to determine the causes of fires and explosions.

• Fire Inspector

• I assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. I help transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.

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• Customs Officer

• I complete and maintain various records to intake and process people who have been arrested. I take fingerprints, document arrest information, and arrange for prisoners to be arraigned or released on bail.

• Booking Officer

• I investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.

• Corrections Officer

• I guard inmates in hails, prisons, or rehab institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures.

• Crossing Guard

• I guide vahicular or pedestrial traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.

• Smokejumper

• I work with fire managers on planning and implementing prescribed fires to restore and maintain healthy forests and reduce the risks of dangerous wildfires.

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• Intelligence Analyst

• I gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks, or geographic information systems to prevent organized crime activities and terrorist attacks.

• Baliff

• I transport defendants from their holding area and maintain order in courts of law.

• Sheriff

• I apprehend and arrest bail jumpers or serve legal summonses and processes for the courts.

• Police Officer

• I maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing state, local, or federal laws. I patrol a specific area, direct traffic, issue traffic summonses, investigate accidents, and respond to calls from citizens.

• Court Reporter

• I use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings and other information.