Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire - Année 1993 - Volume 39 - Numéro 1 - Pages 23-37Order and security. The two new police corps of the Third Republic, Jean-Marc Berlière. How was the modem French police created and what was the Third Republic's contribution to its birth ? The Third Republic stressed cautious reformism as the deep changes in criminality and in sensi- tivity to it demanded the ending of the anarchy of the repressive System, the weaknesses of the provincial police and the excessive use of the army to quell disturbances. After much hesitation, a specialized corps was set up for the maintenance of order as well as a mobile judicial police. 15 pages Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.