Auxiliary police
They may be unpaid volunteers or paid members of the police service with which they are affiliated; There is no consistent international definition.
[3] Auxiliary police officers are paid hourly wages and have similar duties to full-time members of the HKPF.
In Germany, auxiliary police forces (Freiwilliger Polizeidienst or Sicherheitswacht) exist in the states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, and Saxony.
Equipped with a radio and pepper spray, they usually patrol on foot or by bicycle and do not wear a full uniform, but either plain clothes with a brassard or a marked shirt.
Their patrol is limited to beats on foot and serves traffic control, assistance to major events and prevention of crime through mere police presence.
Apart from this, they have limited powers as they may only ask a person to wait with them, briefly interrogate them, ask them to reveal their identity or to leave the area if they appear to be dangerous (Platzverweis under §31 HSOG).
Established in 1989 and brought under the provisions of Act 52 of the Hungarian Parliament in 2006, the Polgárőrség consists of uniformed and unarmed volunteers who take part in police work in various fields such as neighbourhood watch, vehicle patrol, citizen's arrests (only in flagrante delicto), assisting the Rendőrség, and youth crime prevention.
They also maintain functional units dedicated to motor transport, engineering, first aid, water and power operations, communications, and other services.
Members of the Indian Home Guard are equipped with and trained to use older weapons such as the Lee–Enfield SMLE, Sten, and Bren.
Their duties are to assist police with neighborhood watch, intelligence gathering, and incident scene security.
The uniform was later changed to a simple black sleeveless jacket, with "POKDARKAMTIBMAS" written on the back in yellow.
The position was created in 2006, with a planned 4,000 persons to join the Reserve according to An Garda Síochana Act 2005.
This organization includes uniformed and non-uniformed civilians who volunteer for police work in various fields such as neighbourhood watch, regular patrol, traffic enforcement, bomb squad assistants, youth crime prevention, coast guard, border patrol, and diving operations.
Equipment of the Civil Guard generally consists of a fluorescent yellow police vest, flashlight, radio, firearms, handcuffs and whatever else may be required particular to the assignment.
The Civil Guard also has special units such as bicycle-riders, search-and-rescue teams, divers, translators, and drivers, but their members have to go through additional training and have a higher level of commitment.
In Malaysia, auxiliary police (Malay: Polis Bantuan, ڤوليس بنتوان) refers to sworn private security police officers serving in autonomous government agencies and key government-linked companies/entities such as Northport (Malaysia) Bhd (Northport), Petroleum Nasional Berhad (Petronas), the Malaysian Federal Reserve Bank (Bank Negara), the National Anti-Drug Agency (Agensi Anti-Dadah Kebangsaan – AADK), the Federal Land Development Agency (FELDA) and the Inland Revenue Board (Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri); and other institutions with semi-governmental interests.
At present, there are 153 government agencies, statutory bodies and private companies authorized to operate their own auxiliary police units, with a total strength of 40,610 personnel.
Under Malaysian law, auxiliary police officers are obliged to serve voluntarily and are therefore not paid by the Government.
As such, they are designated full-time employees of the departments or corporations they serve and are remunerated on a different scale than regular police officers.
[14] According to reports from Radio Taiwan International, some Taiwanese nationals refuse to continue working due to the stress in their assigned job posts.
[16] In South Korea, the Auxiliary Police have a military-like structure, in that it consists of volunteers selected among eligible males (aged 18–35) who have not yet fulfilled South Korea's obligatory military duty; service in the Auxiliary Police is accepted as equivalent to military duty.
Upon completion of their service, Auxiliary Policemen are discharged with a Sergeant rank in the ROK Army Reserve (except in cases of demotion).
[18] Since 2008, Community Police, also known as Civil Committees, have been established across the country (mostly in urban areas) to increase public safety following attacks orchestrated by the Tamil Tigers.
[19][20] The Swedish Auxiliary Police (Beredskapspolisen) was created in 1986 with the purpose to aid the Swedish Police Authority, primarily as a pool of trained manpower in special situations such as larger disturbances of the peace, major black-outs and power failures, and natural disasters.
[22] The Special Constabulary is the part-time volunteer section of a statutory police force in the United Kingdom or some Crown dependencies.
Specials hold exactly the same powers as their "regular" (full time Police Constable) counterparts, they have opportunities to be promoted to supervisory ranks (such as sergeant and inspector), however they are limited to the office of constable and as such do not receive additional police powers if promoted to the rank of inspector.
Special Constables are permitted to carry all equipment utilised by their full-time counterparts – including a baton, PAVA or CS spray and handcuffs.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland, the only routinely armed force in the UK, does not have a Special Constabulary.
Reserve Constables are paid for their part-time work and are permitted to carry their personal protection weapon (PPW) on and off-duty, like their regular counterparts.
[23] Larger cities are generally more likely to have a reserve program than smaller cities; 62% of police departments that patrol areas with a population of over 1 million have a police reserve program, while only 26% of the smallest departments (serving areas with a population lower than 2,500) do.
