What is Chief of police?
[[File:Bill Blair.JPG|thumb|right|200px|{{Center|Bill Blair, Chief of the [[Toronto]] Police Service}}]] A '''chief of police''' (also known as '''police chief''' or '''chief''') is the title typically given to the top official in a [[police department]], particularly in [[North America]].<ref>In some cases the title is applied to an entire police organization in [[Nepal|some countries]] of Asia.</ref> Other titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and [[Chief Constable]]. A Chief of Police is usually a [[municipality|municipal]] employee of a [[city]] or town. In contrast, a [[U.S.]] [[Sheriff]] is generally [[Election|elected]] by the [[wikt:voter|voters]] of a [[county (US)|county]].<ref>Except in the states of Rhode Island and Hawaii.</ref><ref>Jeffrey J. Noble; Geoffrey P. Alpert, ''Managing Accountability Systems for Police Conduct: Internal Affairs and External Oversight'' (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, 2009), p. 176</ref> Some states have both an appointed and an elected Chief of Police (Louisiana). The fraternal organization [[International Association of Chiefs of Police]] (IACP) is an organization often associated with many Chiefs of Police. == Duties == A police chief is the top executive officer in a police department.<ref name=Greene931>''The Encyclopedia of Police Science'', Volume 1, ed. Jack R. Greene (New York; Oxford: Routledge, 2007), p. 931</ref> The job of a chief, no matter what the size of the police department, is to protect their [[community]]. A chief is responsible for the [[budget]] of a police department.<ref name=Greene931/> He or she is also responsible for the conduct of all police officers in the department. In larger police departments, a chief can delegate some of his responsibilities to an assistant Chief (Deputy Chief, etc.).<ref>Larry Gaines; John Worrall, ''Police Administration'' (Clifton Park, NY : Delmar/Cengage, 2012), p. 176</ref> == United Kingdom == '''Chief police officer''' is a phrase used in the [[United Kingdom]] to describe the pos