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How exposed to AI is a Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer?

Of the 30 tasks O*NET lists for police and sheriff's patrol officers, 4 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 20 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
DeputyDeputy SheriffLaw Enforcement OfficerPatrol DeputyPatrol OfficerPeace OfficerPolice OfficerPolice Patrol OfficerPublic Safety OfficerState Trooper
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
30
tasks rated for this occupation
7%
hold a degree, from a survey of 72
665k
people do this job in the US
20 of 26
least protected in protective services

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

4
  • Record facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities
  • Evaluate complaint and emergency-request information to determine response requirements
  • Question individuals entering secured areas to determine their business, directing and rerouting individuals as necessary
  • Inform citizens of community services and recommend options to facilitate longer-term problem resolution

Only with software built on top

6
  • Monitor traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures
  • Photograph or draw diagrams of crime or accident scenes and interview principals and eyewitnesses
  • Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders
  • Notify patrol units to take violators into custody or to provide needed assistance or medical aid
  • Conduct community programs for all ages concerning topics such as drugs and violence
  • Process prisoners, and prepare and maintain records of prisoner bookings and prisoner status during booking and pre-trial process

Cannot be sped up

20
  • Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts
  • Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws, and promoting good community relations
  • Render aid to accident victims and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries
  • Review facts of incidents to determine if criminal act or statute violations were involved
  • Investigate illegal or suspicious activities
  • Monitor, note, report, and investigate suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area
  • Testify in court to present evidence or act as witness in traffic and criminal cases
  • Relay complaint and emergency-request information to appropriate agency dispatchers
  • Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations, and make arrests
  • Execute arrest warrants, locating and taking persons into custody
  • Patrol and guard courthouses, grand jury rooms, or assigned areas to provide security, enforce laws, maintain order, and arrest violators
  • Patrol specific area on foot, horseback, or motorized conveyance, responding promptly to calls for assistance
  • Investigate traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if a crime has been committed
  • Transport or escort prisoners and defendants en route to courtrooms, prisons or jails, attorneys' offices, or medical facilities
  • Direct traffic flow and reroute traffic in case of emergencies
  • Place people in protective custody
  • Serve statements of claims, subpoenas, summonses, jury summonses, orders to pay alimony, and other court orders
  • Locate and confiscate real or personal property, as directed by court order
  • Provide road information to assist motorists
  • Supervise law enforcement staff, such as jail staff, officers, and deputy sheriffs
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.