Nicolas Sarkozy’s record in the fight against crime

Nicolas Sarkozy’s record in the fight against crime

Assessment of Nicolas SARKOZY at the head of the Ministry of the Interior: suppression of the local police in favor of a police of arrest, a culture of result at all costs and a speech of firmness. He promised police officers new equipment and promised to create jobs. Back to his words "the scum" (neighborhoods) and the burning of the suburbs after the death of the two electrocuted teenagers in an EDF transformer, in Clichy-sous-Bois. Comment on archival images: excerpt from his speech addressed to the police in Toulouse: "organizing a rugby match for young people is good, but it is not the primary mission of the police. The primary mission of the police is the investigation [...]". According to statistical data, there was an 8.5% decrease in crimes between 2002 and 2006, but an increase in violence against people of +12.5%. Interview with Bruno BESCHIZZA, Secretary General of Officer Synergy, on the positive assessment of the action of Nicolas Sarkozy, as Minister of the Interior.

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File : Policy and Security

Publication date : 21 March 2007