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Short Term Arrest and Other Types of Restrictions of Personal Freedom at the French Police

NCJ Number
156698
Journal
Belugyi Szemle Volume: 33 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1995) Pages: 109-113
Author(s)
P Buzas
Date Published
1995
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This article describes the law of arrest in France, noting that the legal provisions regarding arrest are the most sensitive parts of laws regarding police in that arrest restricts liberty.
Abstract
Other countries can benefit from the experience of countries with democratic traditions. The author is on the staff of the police college at the Institute for Law Enforcement Management Training and Research. (Publisher summary modified)