Auxiliary police personnel, referred to as auxiliary police. 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.
It is established according to the Opinions on Standardizing the Management of Police Auxiliary Personnel in Public Security Organs, and is managed by referring 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.
With the deepening of China's judicial system reform, the management of auxiliary police has been included in the key research topics and reform contents of public security organs.