The King's Police Gold Medal Essay Competition
| Date | 01 October 1949 |
| Published date | 01 October 1949 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X4902200415 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
The
King's
Police Gold Medal Essay
Competition
Rules for the 1949 Competition
I.
The
Competition shall be held annually and shall be open to serving
members of regular Police Forces within the Commonwealth and Empire or
mandated territories; and members of
Corps in occupied territories
in Europe who will rejoin arecognised police force within
the
Commonwealth
and Empire or mandated territories on expiry of their secondment. Any
question as to the eligibility of any competitor shall be determined by
the
Committee of the Competition.
2. (I)
The
following prizes according to order of merit may be awarded:
(a) As a first prize, His Majesty's Gold Medal and, subject as
hereinafter provided, a cash prize of twenty guineas.
(b) A second prize of fifteen guineas.
(c) A
third
prize of ten guineas.
(2)
In
awarding prizes,
the
Committee shall have regard to a general
standard of competence and merit and, subject thereto, may in their
discretion withhold the award of the Gold Medal while awarding a
first prize of twenty guineas or may withhold altogether the award
of a first prize and award only the second and third prizes above
mentioned; the Committee may in their discretion divide any of the
cash prizes.
3. (a) Essays must be the original work of the competitor.
(b) Essays must be submitted in triplicate. Essays must not exceed
6,000
words in length; and must be typewritten (with double
spacing) on one side only of the paper, with
It
inches margin
space on the left-hand side.
(c) Where a reference is made to any published work the title must
be quoted in a footnote.
4. (a) Each essay must bear at the top of the first page the nom-de-plume
or motto of the writer.
(b) Each essay must be accompanied by a sealed envelope bearing on
the outside the nom-de-plume, or motto, and containing inside the
Competitor's name, rank, and the official address of the force to
which he belongs.
(N.B.-The
name
of
the Competitor must not
appear on the essayor other document other than that enclosedin the
sealed envelope.)
(c) Essays must be submitted ANONYMOUSLY by registered post.
5.
The
Committee shall as they think fit appoint such persons not being
members of the Committee to act as Referees or Judges of the essays under
such conditions as they may prescribe.
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6.
The
award of the Committee shall be made public in such manner as
the Committee shall think fit; and any essays submitted for the competition
and adjudged of sufficient merit may be published by the Committee.
SUBJECT OF THE ESSAY FOR 1949
" Co-operation between the Uniform Branch and the Criminal Investigation
Department in the prevention and detection
of
crime."
Essays must be submitted on or before December rst, 1949, to :
THE SECRETARY TO THE COMMITTEE OF
THE
KING'S
POLICE GOLD MEDAL
COMPETITION,
ROOM
III,
HOME OFFICE, WHITEHALL, LONDON,
S.W.I.
Reviews
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