A professional who guards prisoners in precinct station house or municipal jail, assuming responsibility for all needs of prisoners during detention. Respnsibilities include:

• Locks prisoner in cell after searching for weapons, valuables, or drugs.
• Serves meals to prisoner and provides or obtains medical aid if needed.
• May prepare arrest records identifying prisoner and charge assigned.
• May question prisoner to elicit information helpful in solving crime.
• May prepare meals for self and prisoner.
• May distribute commissary items purchased by inmates, such as candy, snacks, cigarettes, and toilet articles, and record payment on voucher.
• In small communities, may perform duties of deputy sheriff or police officer i when not engaged in guard duties.