Research Catalog

Title

Policing policy in France / Christine Horton.

Author

Horton, Christine.

Publication

London : Policy Studies Institute, [1995], ©1995.

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Details

Description

ix, 177 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

• This report looks at the French system of policing. Its primary aims are three-fold:. To examine how policing policy is made in France. The report seeks to answer the questions 'Where does power lie in the system of policing?' and 'Who controls the police?' Particular attention is given to the question of legitimacy in the French policing system. To identify the similarities and the differences between the French and English systems of policing.
• The report is mainly concerned with the French police, but comparisons with the police in England and Wales are made when relevant. To draw lessons from the recent experiences with police policy-making in France.
• Since France has faced many of the same policing problems as England and Wales in recent years for example, the problems of rising crime, increased fear of crime, and the public's demand for more police officers on the beat - the report considers what lessons can be learnt from the way the French police have tackled these problems.

Series Statement

PSI research report ; 782

Uniform Title

PSI research report ; 782.

Subjects

• Police > France
• Police administration > France

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. The French Policing System and Its Historical Origins -- 2. The Political and Legal Systems -- 3. Police Powers and Civil Liberties -- 4. The National Police and the Municipal Police -- 5. The Gendarmerie -- 6. The Recent Reforms of the Police in France -- 7. Measures to Increase Efficiency and Effectiveness -- 8. Crime prevention -- 9. Policing Responses to Crimes Against Women and Children -- 10. Conclusions.

ISBN

0853745803 (pbk)

OCLC

ocm32212694

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries