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FRANCE - POLICE MACHINE

NCJ Number
18788
Author(s)
B DESSAUSSAIES
Date Published
1972
Length
143 pages
Annotation
OVERVIEW OF FRENCH POLICE ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, POWERS, LIMITATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, CONTROL BY PUBLIC POLICY, AND OPERATIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE.
Abstract
INCLUDED ARE HISTORICAL AND PRESENT-DAY ORGANIZATIONAL OUTLINES OF FRENCH CIVIL AND PARAMILITARY POLICE FORCES AND COMMAND STRUCTURES. THE BOOK COVERS IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONAL AND POLICY REFORMS BEFORE 1972. SEE NCJ-3205 FOR ENGLISH TRANSLATION. --IN FRENCH