Answer:
In the American colonies the elected law officer for a county was ''sheriffs''
Explanation:
Law enforcement operates primarily through governmental police agencies. There are 17,985 U.S. police agencies in the United States which include City Police Departments, County Sheriff's Offices, State Police/Highway Patrol and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies.
county also known as parishes and boroughs, county law enforcement is provided by sheriffs' departments or offices and county police.
