Why are police stations basically auxiliary police?

The existing police force is insufficient. At present, the grass-roots police need to deal with many complicated affairs and need a large number of police forces. Because the number of regular policemen can't meet the demand, auxiliary police naturally came into being.

The cost is lower. The wage gap between the auxiliary police and the officially established people's police should be 2-3 times. In this way, more auxiliary police can be recruited under the same salary expenditure, and the problem of insufficient police force can be solved.

Set restrictions. Many people because of the establishment of examination institutions, because of the establishment of examination teachers. The official people's police have the administrative establishment of civil servants, but the establishment of each unit is limited. Without the establishment, a lot of manpower is needed, and auxiliary police can only be recruited.

Police auxiliary personnel of public security organs, also known as auxiliary police and police auxiliary personnel. According to the development of social security situation and the actual needs of public security work, recruitment is oriented to the society, providing auxiliary support for the daily operation and police activities of public security organs.

According to the "Opinions on Regulating the Management of Police Auxiliary Personnel in Public Security Organs", it was established with reference to the "Disciplinary Provisions of the People's Police of Public Security Organs". Directly directed and managed by public security organs, it is mainly used for social joint defense patrols and is endowed with basic law enforcement power.

The auxiliary police force is a direct command and management team of public security organs, which is mainly used for social joint defense patrols. Its functions and equipment are between the current security and regular police, giving it basic law enforcement power. The auxiliary police will be equipped with basic police equipment such as batons. Auxiliary police mainly come from public security organs at or above the county level for public recruitment. The other is local citizens, volunteer auxiliary police, who use their spare time to participate in the prevention and control of social security.

Auxiliary police are contract workers and an indispensable part of the police force. Most of them are local residents who have the right to assist the police in law enforcement, so that police with professional knowledge have time to devote themselves to key work. Auxiliary police only have the basic law enforcement power and should be carried out under the supervision of the police. Auxiliary police pay is relatively low.

legal ground

Opinions on standardizing the management of police auxiliary personnel in public security organs

Article 4 Auxiliary police officers are not qualified as law enforcement subjects and cannot directly participate in public security law enforcement. Carry out auxiliary work under the command and supervision of the public security police. Police auxiliary personnel are protected by law in performing their official duties in accordance with these measures, and the relevant units and individuals shall cooperate with them, and the relevant legal consequences shall be borne by the public security organs.