Police lieutenant

A lieutenant is a police rank in some police departments, such as the Police of France, Netherlands Royal Marechaussee, Philippine National Police, Police of Russia, National Police of Ukraine, Estonian Police and Border Guard Board, Police of Armenia, Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus, Federal Police of Germany, Vietnam People's Public Security, Spain Civil Guard, Royal Thai Police, Buenos Aires Provincial Police, Mossos d'Esquadra, Sûreté du Québec and Law enforcement in the United States.
By country.
France.
France uses the rank of "lieutenant" for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to "lieutenant intern" and junior to "capitaine".
This rank was previously known as "inspecteur" for plain-clothed officers, and "officier de la paix" for officers in uniform.
United Kingdom.
In the United Kingdom, the approximate equivalent rank of a police lieutenant is that of inspector.
United States.
In most US police departments, the rank of lieutenant is immediately above that of sergeant. A police lieutenant is often the deputy officer in charge of a precinct.
In some smaller police departments, a person holding the rank of police lieutenant may be in charge of a division (patrol division, detective division, etc.) within that department. In larger police departments, a police lieutenant may command only one section of a precinct which is commanded by either a police captain, police major, police inspector, or the next highest rank. A police lieutenant is considered senior management in most large urban police departments.
New York.
In the New York City Police Department, the rank of lieutenant is immediately below police captain. Lieutenants are usually veterans with extensive experience.
Boston.
In the Boston Police Department, there are ranks of lieutenant and lieutenant detective.