The Home Guard in Civil Society
The Home Guard often gives so-called ordinary help to other authorities, especially the police. It's especially police companies that aid in directing traffic, but also help for searching for missing persons and objects, and guarding crime scenes and such.
During COP15 in 2009, 1200 soldiers from the Home Guard aided the police in Copenhagen. Most of these with guarding and patrolling, but also with driving around VIPs.
Members of a police company are also trained to give so called special help to the police, which means tasks that are likely to involve the use of force against civilians (all kinds of police work). This help is to be negotiated between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Justice.
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