Auxiliary Police 06
Auxiliary Police 06 :
Germany: (3) Hesse: The auxiliary police in Hesse (Freiwilliger Polizeidienst Hessen) was introduced in October 2000 and employs around 750 members of which approximately 30% are women. The training endures 50 hours. Although wearing the ordinary police uniform (except weaering base-caps instead of peaked caps) with "freiwilliger Polizeidienst" patches, their equipment is generally limited to pepper spray and a mobile phone. Apart from this, they do have little authority over normal citizens as they may only ask a person to hold on, briefly interrogate them, ask them to reveal their identity (comparable to a Terry Stop) or to leave the area if they appear to be dangerous (Platzverweis under 31 HSOG). Their patrol is limited to beats on foot and serves traffic control, assistance to major events and prevention of crime through mere police presence
