Auxiliary police
Auxiliary police are the part-time civilian reserves of a regular police force. They may be armed or unarmed. They may be unpaid volunteers or paid members of the police service to which they are attached.
In some jurisdictions auxiliary police have police powers only during an emergency. During regular operations they may be trained to carry out their duties with powers of citizen's arrest—the same power as any other civilian.
Auxiliary police units
- Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force, Hong Kong Police Force
- Special Constabulary, British police forces
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