Law enforcement chaplains do some or all of the following:

• Assist at suicide incidents
• Assist the department in making death notifications
• Assist with transients and the homeless
• Counsel law enforcement officers and their families
• Counsel members of the local law enforcement community, sworn and non-sworn
• Counsel officers in areas such as Stress Management, Post Shooting, Burn-Out 
• Counsel other members of a department
• Counsel the families of law enforcement officers and other department personnel
• Furnish  responses to religious questions
• Make death notifications
• Offer prayer at special occasions such as recruit graduations, awards ceremonies, dedication of buildings, retirement ceremonies.
• Provide assistance to victims
• Provide for the spiritual needs of prisoners as requested
• Provide guidance should a Line of Duty Death occur within the department or community.
• Serve as liaison with other clergy in the community
• Serve as part of a department's Crisis Response Team
• Serve on review boards, award boards, and other committees
• Offer workshops in areas such as Stress Management, Ethics, Family Life, and Pre-retirement classes and courses
• Visit sick or injured officers and departmental personnel in homes and hospitals