Law enforcement officer
PUBLIC-SECTOR EMPLOYEE WHOSE DUTIES PRIMARILY INVOLVE THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS
Law enforcement officer (version 2); Peace Officer; Peace officers; Sworn-officer; Sworn officer; Law keeper; Law enforcement officers; Law Enforcement Officer; Law enforcement personnel; Peace officer
A law enforcement officer (LEO), or peace officer in North American English, is a public-sector employee whose duties primarily involve the enforcement of laws. The phrase can include campaign disclosure specialists, police officers, prosecutors (who are law enforcement officers but not peace officers), municipal law enforcement officers, special police officers, customs officers, state troopers, federal law enforcement agents, secret agents, special investigators, coast guards, border patrol officers, swat officers, gendarmerie officers, immigration officers, court officers, probation officers, parole officers, arson investigators, auxiliary officers, animal control officers, game wardens, park rangers, county sheriffs, constables, marshals, deputies, detention officers, correction officers, sworn campus police officers and public safety officers (at public and private institutions).