BRANNICK’S HIERARCHY/FIVE LEVELS OF SPECIFICITY

• collection of duties o e.g., Patrol Officer

  Position
• major component of a job o e.g., Enforce the law

  Duty
• complete piece of work o e.g., Arrest suspects that violate the law

  Task
• individual tasks that make up the task o e.g., driving to suspect’s house to perform an arrest

  Activity
• specific action o e.g., Turning on the ignition key to ignite engine of police car

  Element