Broward Sheriff's Office - A Full Service Public Safety Agency - Broward County, FL. Oakland Park. BSO Oakland Park District Office. The City of Oakland Park contracted with the Broward Sheriff's Office in August 2000 to provide law enforcement services for its 42,420 permanent residents.
For other uses, see Constable (disambiguation). A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other persons may be granted powers of a constable without holding the title of constable.
A police officer, also known as an officer, policeperson, policeman, policewoman, cop, police agent, or a police employee is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, police officer is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In most police departments of the United States, police officer or officer is also the rank held by a regular police officer (i.e. one without supervisory duties). In some nations the use of the rank officer is legally reserved for military personnel.