What's the difference between the defense team and the auxiliary police?

Different positioning, different job responsibilities.

1. Different positioning: joint defense team members refer to a group of people who, under the organization and leadership of the public security police, prevent and stop illegal and criminal activities such as patrolling duty, blocking cards, and waiting, and cooperate with the police station to maintain public order, while auxiliary police (police assistants) refer to people recruited and used by local people's governments or public security organs at or above the county level in the form of purchasing services from social forces, and sign labor contracts or employment contracts according to the development of social security situation and the actual needs of public security work.

2. Different job responsibilities: The job responsibilities of the joint defense team members are to educate the masses to abide by the law and social ethics, to be responsible for patrol duty within their jurisdiction, to implement preventive measures and to maintain public order, while the work scope of the auxiliary police is to assist the police in managing public security work within their jurisdiction, to assist the police in managing public order, and so on.

3. Members of the defense team have neither the right to investigate, interrogate or punish, nor the right to restrict personal freedom. Only public security organs and procuratorial organs have such power.