Amalgamation from the inside
| Author | R. C. M. Jenkins |
| Published date | 01 April 1946 |
| Date | 01 April 1946 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X4601900208 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
AMALGAMATION
FROM
THE
INSIDE
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become the property of the national museum,
but
the central museum
authorities should have the right to know and determine the location of
an exhibit, subject to consultation with the owner (usually a chief officer
of police, a director of the forensic science laboratory or a police medical
practitioner or other consultant).
In
many cases the exhibit would
naturally remain at the training school or the headquarters of the force
concerned,
but
it should still be available for loan to special exhibitions,
centrally, regionally or locally arranged.
There
is also the obvious need
for exhibits to be lent, in sufficient numbers and for reasonable periods,
to the national museum and the instructional centres, particularly the
schools where detective training and refresher courses are carried on.
Assuming the goodwill of all concerned, the Central Museum
Register would thus ensure a steady interchange of exhibits between
police forces and the central museum, and stimulate interest and
efficiency.
It
is easy to see that an interchange of exhibits between the
national police museum in England and police forces of India, the
Dominions and Colonial Police, the United States and elsewhere could
also be facilitated.
N.B.-The
Exhibition at Brighton will be open to the public
(admission free) from June 4th to aznd, 1946.
The
private section, in
the King's Apartments, Royal Pavilion, may be inspected by police
officers (on production of
warrant
card) and others professionally
interested on application to the Chief Constable of Southampton
(honorary secretary to the Exhibition Committee). An illustrated
catalogue will be on sale.
Amalgamation from the Inside
By R. C. M.
JENKINS
Assistant Chief Constable (Headquarters),
Kent
County Constabulary
AMALGAMAT I ON or merging of police forces has for the last
quarter of a century been more or less constantly under considera-
tion and has remained apersistent '
bogey'
to members of the smaller
forces.
This
long period of uncertainty is now over.
The
Government
has presented ameasure to Parliament, viz.
The
Police Bill, 1945, which
in Clause Iprovides for the amalgamation of some forty-seven non-
county borough forces.
In
Clause 2it provides for voluntary amalgama-
tion of County and County Borough Police Forces, while Clause 3
provides for compulsory schemes of amalgamation where the Secretary
of State is satisfied that such a
scheme"
is expedient in the interests of
efficiency, etc."
This
measure, upon becoming law, will provide throughout
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