Ans/ The Nazi regime attempted to impose absolute control over its people. Special forces were formed in order to regulate society in the manner desired by the Nazis. Apart from the SA (Storm Troopers) and normal police, who wore green uniforms, the Gestapo (secret state police) and SS (protection squads), criminal police, and the Security Service were also present (SD). They were granted extra-constitutional powers, which helped to cement the Nazi regime's reputation as the most feared criminal state. Torture was used in Gestapo rooms, and many were deported to concentration camps. People were detained without going through any legal channels.