Police Volunteer Reserve Corp (Malaysia)
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Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) unit Royal Malaysia Police Volunteer Reserve (RMPVR) (Malay: Sukarelawan Simpanan Polis) is a team of special police as well as the supporting element to the full-time Royal Malaysian Police force where normal citizens could volunteer to help to maintain peace and security of their respective formation.[1] The RMPVR officers is mainly composed of professionals such as the architects, engineers, lawyers, teachers, doctors, businessmen and senior government officers. Under the National Blue Ocean Strategies, in 2017, government drive to recruit RMPVR officers is targeted to have 50,000 people from all walks of like .[2] Currently, there are 6,975 PVR officers in Malaysia as of 31 December, 2022 (Source: https://apakhabartv.com/2023/03/25/happy-police-day-volunteers-in-the-force/).
A police volunteer reserve officer when performing police duties shall have the same powers and duties and the same protection and immunities and shall be subject to the same authority and discipline as a regular police officer of corresponding rank.[3] This means RMPVR officers have identical powers to their regular (full-time) colleagues including to carry and use of firearm, conduct search and arrest while on duty and are deemed to be civil servant. They play four main roles, as reported in a recent study (Source: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PIJPSM-05-2017-0065/full/html, https://news.utar.edu.my/news/2018/Aug/06/02/02.html).