NCJ Number
39538
Date Published
1976
Length
269 pages
Annotation
THE NEGATIVE PUBLIC IMAGE OF THE FRENCH NATIONAL POLICE IS ANALYZED IN RELATION TO CRITICISMS OF ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, POLICE BRUTALITY, POLITICAL CONSERVATISM, AND CORRUPTION.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR, A POLICEMAN, REFUTES THESE CLAIMS ONE-BY-ONE AND ARGUES THAT POLICE OFFICERS ARE JUST ORDINARY CITIZENS TRYING TO DO A DIFFERENT JOB UNDER FORMIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES AT BEST AND NEED ALL THE PUBLIC SUPPORT THEY CAN GET. --IN FRENCH...ELW