Police Gold Medal Essay Competition
| Published date | 01 October 1933 |
| Date | 01 October 1933 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X3300600426 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
Police Gold Medal Essay Competition
RULES
FOR
THE
1933
COMPETITION
I.
The
Competition shall be held annually and shall be open to serving
members of regular Police Forces within the Empire or Mandated Territories.
Any question as to the eligibility of any competitor shall be determined by the
Council.
2.
His Majesty's Gold Medal and a cash prize of thirty guineas will be
awarded for
the
essay which is adjudged to be the best, provided it is con-
sidered of sufficient merit, and second and third prizes (of twenty guineas and
ten guineas respectively) will be awarded under the same conditions for
the
essays adjudged to be next in order of merit.
3. (a) Essays must be the original work of the competitor.
(b) Essays must not be less than
7,000
or more than
11,000
words in
length and must be typewritten and submitted in triplicate.
(c) Where a reference is made to any published work the title
must
be quoted in a footnote.
4. Essays must be submitted anonymously. Each essay must be accom-
panied by a sealed envelope bearing on the outside a nom de plume or motto,
and containing the competitor's name and address.
5.
The
Council may at their discretion appoint such persons as they
think fit to act as Referees or Judges of the Essays under such conditions as
they may prescribe.
6.
The
award of the Council shall be made public in such manner as the
Council shall think fit, and any essays submitted for the Competition and
adjudged of sufficient merit may be published by the Council in THE
POLICH
JOURNAL
or otherwise.
SUBJECT
OF
THE
ESSAY
FOR
1933
The Police Service as a
Career-a
Review
of
the Past with
Suggestions for the Future
Essays must be submitted on or before the
rst
November, 1933, to :
THE
SECRETARY
OF
THE
COUNCIL
OF
THE
POLICE
GOLD
MEDAL
ESSAY
COMPETITION,
HOME
OFFICE,
WHITEHALL,
LONDON,
S.W.I.
S12
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