On 8/02/13 8:43, in article
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No, never noticed. In actually visiting a French police
station one finds a black cop now and then. They are usually
from the Caribbean where they were French for hundreds of years.
They consider themselves French. They are mostly distinguishable
because they don�t have a West African accent.
One finds few North Africans, however, who probably are more numerous
in the general population.
But most of the police are white French and come from the lower
classes. There is a problem placing these people in the sensitive
areas which are mainly North African. There are really two police
services in France, the municipal police and the national. The
gendarmerie is several cut higher in education.
Some police services in the US have fairly high educational requirements.
California Highway Police
Education
High school diploma, GED, or California High School Proficiency Examination.
Highly desirable: possession of a degree, Associate of Arts or higher, from
an accredited college; also, additional course work or advanced skills in
the following areas: English, including grammar, spelling, punctuation,
vocabulary and composition; reading and comprehension; mathematics (used for
traffic accident calculations); typing and computer skills (many officers
use computers for reports, and most patrol vehicles currently have or will
have computers); bilingual; physical fitness; other helpful courses may be
social sciences such as sociology and psychology.
**
Which means those favored have an AA degree. One gets extra credit for
having a 2nd language. An exam is required too, and 27 weeks at the
Police academy.