Sheriff’s department vs municipal

[futurecop]

Have any of you guys worked both county sheriffs and municipal? Which do you prefer? And what are the major differences?

[BlueLine]

I left a Sheriff's Office for a Municipality and love it. There is much more money to be made at a municipal level with road jobs than there is in the courthouse. The only thing I miss is the Monday-Friday 830-430 hours. In the end the courthouse wasn't for me.

[Giants12]

I work municipal in Essex county. I hope to go to Sheriffs. Way too much paper work, it’s god awful in my opinion

[Rookie2019908]

Really giants12?? I would believe it but most people love the dept that I have come across. I myself said I can’t stand in a courthouse all day they look so darn bored! Score so high and seems dry and uninteresting .(no offense to anyone)

[futurecop]

Ok Blueline, why exactly didn’t u like the courthouse? I’m very curious. What was a day to day like there? Thank you for your response

[BlueLine]

Ok Blueline, why exactly didn’t u like the courthouse? I’m very curious. What was a day to day like there? Thank you for your response

It was more like a security gig than policing. Your day was unlocking the door, sitting in the corner and calling over the radio for an inmate to be brought up for their hearing. Staying awake/off your phone was the hardest part. Some days you might be a floater to cover breaks or calls for someone turning themselves in for a child support warrant but other than that it was an extremely boring job.

[HardTruth]

Ok Blueline, why exactly didn’t u like the courthouse? I’m very curious. What was a day to day like there? Thank you for your response

It was more like a security gig than policing. Your day was unlocking the door, sitting in the corner and calling over the radio for an inmate to be brought up for their hearing. Staying awake/off your phone was the hardest part. Some days you might be a floater to cover breaks or calls for someone turning themselves in for a child support warrant but other than that it was an extremely boring job.

Hit the nail on the head.

[futurecop]

Is there anything about the courts you prefer over a municipality? Aside from scheduling which u mentioned

[BlueLine]

Is there anything about the courts you prefer over a municipality? Aside from scheduling which u mentioned

Controlled climate. Other than that no, I have much more freedom and more time off with the pitman schedule on patrol. If you have any questions on specifics PM me.

[Giants12]

I work for an essex county department and I dread going in everyday. I hope to go to a sheriffs as soon as possible.