Both enforce the law and protect citizens with the same basic equipment and procedures."(how stuff works). However, there are many differences between the two. A police officer's jurisdiction and more limited than a state trooper's. Most of the time, police officers are confined to a city and state troopers will have an authority that spreads over the state. A state trooper also has a higher salary than a local police officer does. They have a different style of uniform than other law enforcement which is usually brown with patches on the sleeves that the officers specific rank. The wide-brimmed state trooper hat is what most people recognize about their
Both enforce the law and protect citizens with the same basic equipment and procedures."(how stuff works). However, there are many differences between the two. A police officer's jurisdiction and more limited than a state trooper's. Most of the time, police officers are confined to a city and state troopers will have an authority that spreads over the state. A state trooper also has a higher salary than a local police officer does. They have a different style of uniform than other law enforcement which is usually brown with patches on the sleeves that the officers specific rank. The wide-brimmed state trooper hat is what most people recognize about their