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The Sheriff's Office is derived from [[English]] common law. The word is derived from the [[Old English]] term "shire-reeve." A shire is an Old English form of a [[county]] and the "reeve" was its appointed administrative/legal officer. Practices have gradually diverged in the various countries that have sheriffs. In the year 1215, the position of Sheriff was made permanent into English law by the signing of the [[Magna Carta]].<ref>http://www.kentcounty.com/sheriff/aboutus.htm</ref> The term Sheriff is used throughout much of the English-speaking world. In the [[US]] a sheriff is a chief of police, whereas in [[England]] he is an officer responsible for enforcing court orders. In [[Scotland]], on the other hand, he is a special judge in a court of law.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9378478</ref>

The Sheriff's Office is derived from [[English]] common law. The word is derived from the [[Old English]] term "shire-reeve." A shire is an Old English form of a [[county]] and the "reeve" was its appointed administrative/legal officer. Practices have gradually diverged in the various countries that have sheriffs. In the year 1215, the position of Sheriff was made permanent into English law by the signing of the [[Magna Carta]].<ref>http://www.kentcounty.com/sheriff/aboutus.htm</ref> The term Sheriff is used throughout much of the English-speaking world. In the [[US]] a sheriff is a chief of police, whereas in [[England]] he is an officer responsible for enforcing court orders. In [[Scotland]], on the other hand, he is a special judge in a court of law.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9378478</ref>

== See also ==

==See Also==

 

*[[Police]]

* [[Police]] and Sheriffs

[[Category:Law]]

==References==

==References==

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