I assumed they were primarily concerned with dealing with 'undesirables'.
I'm quite confused about the question, but I'll give her a go.
The SS was divided into many branches, but for simplicity's sake the two main branches were the Waffen SS - the armed and fully militarized branch- and the Allgemeine SS - the administrative branch. Most Allgemeine members also held a reserve position within the Waffen SS, the Allgemeine's administrative purpose meant that Einsatzkommandos, Camp Guards, and the Gestapo all fell under their umbrella command structure.
Panzer divisions of the Waffen SS were equally capable of gross criminal actions as any other unit of the SS, even if they were not formed expressly for that purpose. One of the worst massacres of the Western front was perpetrated by the 2.SS Panzer division at Oradour-sur-Glane.
Waffen SS units themselves could also blur the line between extermination groups such as the Einsatzkommandos and the more combat-oriented functions of the general Waffen SS. The 4.SS was a security division, which more often than not was a euphemism for revenge actions against rear-areas where Partisans were operating. The 8.SS and 22.SS were also largely anti-partisan formations, who exacted savage revenge and mass executions against villagers and peasants in the Prippet marshes. The line between 'noncombatant' and 'partisan' was deliberately and willfully blurred by such formations, the taking of hostages was encouraged, and the containment and extermination of small hamlets in an attempt to deter further Partisan action common. So, while ostensibly 'combat' outfits, such units more often than not amounted to little more than roving bands of thugs.