Christophe Mincke, criminologist: “Nothing is more false than to say that we are in an era of penal laxity”

Thursday 03rd October 2024 05:26 AM

While municipal candidates are constantly discussing the issue, criminologist Christophe Mincke insists on the distinction between insecurity, feeling of insecurity and political discourse on insecurity. “Penal insecurity is completely distinct from the feeling of insecurity,” explains the researcher.

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Deputy Head of the Investigations Department

By Louis Colart

Published on 2/10/2024 at 5:12 p.m.
Reading time: 2 min

LSecurity concerns are at the top of the party programs for these municipalities, especially in the cities. But is this the result of growing insecurity? Interview with Christophe Mincke, operational director of criminology at the INCC, the National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology.

Is there a premium on bully political discourse on security issues?

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