Mathieu Zagrodzki

Styles of policing are reflected in the methods, decisions and priorities of law enforcement agencies. Based on an ethnographic study of police work in two major French metropolitan areas, this article identifies the styles of policing enforced in France, based on the use of discretionary stop-and-search. Despite nuances due to the variety of units...

Policing styles are reflected in law enforcement agencies' methods, decisions, and priorities. Based on an ethnographic study of police work in two major French metropolitan areas, this article identifies the style of policing enforced in France in light of discretionary identity checks. Even though there are nuances based on the variety of police...

The introduction of new public management methods, combined with the growing use of new technologies, has turned quantified indicators into a crucial element of policing in France. Beyond the political/politician use that can be made of such quantitative data, the issue of how they actually influence everyday policing practices and priorities as we...

Logics of checking Policing differences between France and Germany This paper, which is based on direct observation and interviews of police officers and also on questionnaires administered to the public, compares decisions of French and German police officers regarding identity checks and puts them in the context of the respective styles of polic...

This paper, which is based on direct observation and interviews of police officers, and also on questionnaires administered to the public, compares decisions of French and German police officers regarding identity checks and puts them in the context of the respective styles of policing. Even though the objectives are similar (fighting crime, assert...

Security guards of the city of Paris: in search of legitimacy in order maintenance This article analyses the role of the security guards of the City of Paris. Despite Paris’ political uniqueness, traditionally marked by a strong influence of central government, the city employs agents emblematic of the process of pluralisation of policing. The pape...

This article analyses the role of the security guards of the City of Paris. Despite Paris' political uniqueness, traditionally marked by a strong influence of central government, the city employs agents emblematic of the process of pluralisation of policing. The paper focuses on the identity of these actors, the nature of their work and the ways th...

The city of Paris, which epitomises the French tendency towards centralisation, has not escaped the global trend towards a pluralisation of policing. Parisian streets, parks and gardens and social estates are now being patrolled by a variety of uniformed professionals. This article aims to analyse the issues raised by the process of coordinating mu...

Les indicateurs chiffrés ont pris une importance croissante au sein de la Police Nationale dans un contexte d'introduction du nouveau management public et de recours croissant aux nouvelles technologies. Au-­delà de l'usage politique de ces chiffres, il convient de s'interroger sur leurs effets concrets sur les pratiques et des priorités de la poli...

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Le passage à tabac de Rodney King par quatre policiers, puis les émeutes de 1992 ont fait de la réforme du Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) un problème politique prioritaire. Le maire de la ville, Thomas Bradley, nomme une commission indépendante pour formuler des mesures concrètes afin d'améliorer les méthodes et l'image paramilitaires du LAPD...

From the integrated medieval European cities surrounded by walls, to the colonial Boston or the rapidly growing Phoenix, Las Vegas, or South East London, the category 'city' comprises different densities, borders, and dimensions; for instance: the material city of walls, squares, house, roads, lights, utilities, buildings, waste and physical infras...