Des espaces « exceptionnels » à sécuriser : éléments d’histoire de la cohabitation policière à la frontière franco-belge (xxe- xxie siècles)

This article historicizes the evolution of public security in border areas since the end of the 19th century. Examining the example of the French-Belgian border, it analyses how the border is controlled in terms of policing. We show how police actors and institutions apprehend and adapt the daily exercise of public security to the border specificities. Firstly, we examine the police construction of border areas. We then identify the chronology and typology of police cooperation and the specific police spaces mobilized in this framework. We focus on the history of the Cross Channel Intelligence... Mehr ...