古代的捕快属于衙役。地方政府的组成,除了正印官之外,偶尔有杂佐,再就是六房书吏和三班衙役。三班衙役中,第一是皂班,是给县官老爷站班和做仪仗队的,审案时兼做行刑手,帮同吓唬人犯;其次是快班,就是捕快,用于拿贼、破案和催租税;第三是壮班,属于临时召集的那种,打打杂,危急状况时协助守城。 Ancient catch fast runners. The composition of local government, in addition to being Indian officials, occasional miscellaneous Zuo, then there are six house clerks and three runners. In the three classes of runners, the first is the Soap class, which is for the magistrate to stand guard and do the honor guard. When the case is adjudged to serve as executioner and help to scare offenders, the second is the fast shift, Solve the case and urge rent tax; the third is Zhuangban, belong to the kind of temporary convened to fight miscellaneous, emergency help defend the city.