《明史·志·卷六十五》
所管辖的南北两个镇抚司，南镇抚司治理本卫的刑事案件以及军中的工匠，而北镇抚司专门治理奉旨办理的案件。
所属南北两镇抚司，南理本卫刑名及军匠，而北专治诏狱。
The two police inspectorates it administered were the Southern Police Inspectorate, which handled criminal cases involving the guards themselves and artisans in the military, and the Northern Police Inspectorate, which specialized in handling cases involving imperial decrees.