| Titre | Police et politique. Souvenirs d'un préfet de police | |
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| Auteur | Maurice Grimaud | |
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Revue | Revue française d'administration publique |
| Numéro | no 91, 1999/3 L'administration de la sécurité. | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | L'administration de la sécurité Témoignages |
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| Page | 11 pages | |
| Résumé anglais |
Police and Politics Memories of a Prefect of Police
After a brief historical account of the function of the prefect of police, Maurice Grimaud recalls the difficulties encountered by five of his predecessors in this function when they were divided between their duty of loyalty and their own opinions. The author, using three key events in his own career, then illustrates the sometimes difficult relations which arise between political powers and the representative of the authority of the state. Director General of national security at the beginning of the 1960s, prefect of police during the troubles of May 1968, member of the Minister for Home Office's team at the beginning of the 1980s, Maurice Grimaud recalls the balance which, in times of exceptional circumstances, must be struck between legality and state security, loyalty and personal initiative, repression and conciliation. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | https://www.persee.fr/doc/rfap_0152-7401_1999_num_91_1_3322 |
