Papon and the colonial origins of police violence -- The FLN counter-state and police repression, 1958-1961 -- The police crisis and terror, July to 16 October 1961 -- The demonstrations of 17 to 20 October 1961 -- The political crisis, 18 October to 1 December 1961 -- Counting the victims and identifying the killers -- Contesting colonial repression, 1945-1961 -- Fragmented reactions to state violence, September-November 1961 -- The marginalization of 17 October 1961 (1961-1968) -- 'Underground' memories, 1962-1979 -- Emergent memories, 1980-1997? -- Ever-present memories?.