What does the auxiliary police do?

Auxiliary police are police assistants of public security organs.

The auxiliary police force is a force under the direct command and management of public security organs, assisting the police in law enforcement and maintaining public safety. Its functions and equipment are between the current security and regular police, and it is endowed with basic law enforcement power.

The auxiliary police will be equipped with basic police equipment, such as batons, handcuffs, police tear gas launchers, etc. Auxiliary police mainly come from local citizens, and the contract system makes auxiliary police a new profession.

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Auxiliary police's participation in police tasks plays an important role in solving the dilemma of insufficient police force. However, based on the current legal provisions and theoretical understanding, it is difficult for auxiliary police to get a suitable name for participating in police tasks. Considering the confusion of law enforcement in reality, national legislation prohibits auxiliary police from participating in law enforcement.

Many scholars in the theoretical circle also oppose the participation of auxiliary police in law enforcement. For example, some scholars believe that: "Auxiliary police can only help the police catch criminal suspects, which is the right enjoyed by ordinary citizens under the Criminal Procedure Law, so the law enforcement power of auxiliary police should be restricted." Some scholars also think: "The video recorded by the auxiliary police is different from the video recorded by the police, so the exclusionary rule of illegal evidence should be applied."

Most of the practical departments also think: "Auxiliary police shall not participate in law enforcement and handling cases, and shall not dress illegally." Objectively speaking, this cognition of the practical department is in line with the current legal provisions. Because the auxiliary police participate in police law enforcement, when the relative refuses to accept the relief, the public security organ will face the interrogation of the legality of the law enforcement subject.