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The United States police-rank model is generally quasi-military in structure.^[1]^[2] A uniform system of insignia based on that of the US Army and Marine Corps is used to help identify an officer's seniority.^[2]^[3]

^ Berkley, G. E. (1969). "Democratic Policeman". National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
^ ^a ^b Myers, Richard W. (2007). "From pyramids to network: Police structure and leadership in 2020". In Schafer, Joseph Andrew (ed.). Policing 2020: Exploring the Future of Crime, Communities, and Policing. Police Futurists International. p. 488.
^ Bieler, Sam (November 21, 2016). "Police militarization in the USA: the state of the field". Policing. 39 (4): 589. doi:10.1108/PIJPSM-03-2016-0042. ISSN 1363-951X.