Decipher violence

The sociologist Laurent Mucchielli deciphers the political statements relating to the evolution of delinquency and reveals the mode of production of official figures. This methodological deconstruction of security discourse implies a scientific reconstruction of the social perception of phenomena of violence.

Laurent Mucchielli is a sociologist and historian by training. Director of research at Cnrshe works at Thesedip (Center for Sociological Research on Law and Criminal Institutions) of which he was the director for 6 years (2004-2009).

Summary of questions:

  • What is the reality of delinquency figures from a sociological point of view ?
  • Are the offenders more and more young and more violent ?
  • How do you produce delinquency figures ?
  • Do we observe an evolution in the responses given to delinquency ?
  • Can we speak of a tension between the police and part of the population ?
  • What is the Claris network and what is its vocation in the public debate ?
  • How to reconstruct an analysis of delinquency ?
  • Why refuse this debate on national identity ?

What is the reality of delinquency figures from a sociological point of view ?


Are the offenders more and more young and more violent ?


How do you produce delinquency figures ?


Do we observe an evolution in the responses given to delinquency ?


Can we speak of a tension between the police and part of the population ?


What is the Claris network and what is its vocation in the public debate ?


How to reconstruct an analysis of delinquency ?


Why refuse this debate on national identity ?