A first promotion of police officers must set up Monday, October 18, but more limited than expected, and without reaching the targeted parity.
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A little moment of history must take place Monday, October 18 in Paris. On the forecourt of the Town Hall, 154 new police and police officers will meet in front of the Mayor Anne Hidalgo. For all, the same blue uniform, and, COVID requires, a white mask struck by a “municipal police” badge. After years of debates, reversals, political negotiation and then technical preparation, Paris will indulch the first promotion of its municipal police. Like almost all other major agglomerations, the first city of France will now have its own police. The end of a particularism dating back to 1800.
Very quickly, the new police will be distributed between the boroughs. “In the e , we should have some twenty, rejoices Nicolas Jeannete, the elected representative of the Republicans (LR) in charge of the subject. They will not be too much, while not a weekend end does not pass without a fight. “For them, the district town hall has a clear message:” Your priority is not to tax the dogchies. You have to show you in the streets, the sensitive corners, to reassure the people. “
The beginnings of this municipal police called to become the first of France, however, are less spectacular than expected. “Childbirth is long and difficult,” said Hervé Tempier, CFTC. Initially, the town hall hoped to post a first promotion of at least 200 police officers. “It had been selected 210,” says Nicolas Nordman, the assistant of Anne Hidalgo in charge of security. But with the COVID, we had to review the gauge of the rooms. Then agents stopped during training, some n ‘have not been received at the final exam, and some have not been sworn by the state. “One of the agents trained in Paris has also chosen to join the Charenton Police (Val-de-Marne) .
“5,000 agents at the end of the term”
Result: instead of 210 police officers, Anne Hidalgo will not adober that 154. And contrary to his ambition, the strict parity between police officers and police is not at the rendezvous. “For this promo, we are 70% of men and 30% of women”, recognizes Michel Felkay, the boss of the Parisian police.
After this half-hinged start, the city wants to speed up the pace. Anne Hidalgo posted a clear ambition: to have “5,000 agents at the end of the term”, in 2026. In reality, this figure covers two types of staff. On the one hand, 1,600 Guardians of Square, mediators, etc., whose situation does not change. On the other hand, 3,400 police officers proper: municipal agents who were already taking care of security and are trained in three and a half months, and newcomers, recruited for the occasion and trained for six months.
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