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auxiliary police  

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  • DefinitionAuxiliary police’ refers to uniformed personnel – employed, sometimes in an unpaid volunteer capacity, by police forces or local government – who provide assistance to regular police officers, undertaking a range of tasks including preventive patrol, the policing of major events, public reassurance and the enforcement of parking regulations.Distinctive FeaturesThe term ‘auxiliary police’ denotes various types of uniformed staff who, while not being fully trained and attested police officers, are engaged in the delivery of a range of order maintenance, law enforcement and public reassurance tasks. Three distinct kinds of auxiliary police can be distinguished within the literature. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Policing; Auxiliary Police]

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