The Queen's Police Gold Medal Essay Competition
| Published date | 01 May 1961 |
| Date | 01 May 1961 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X6103400310 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
THE
QUEEN'S POLICE GOLD MEDAL ESSAY COMPETITION
1. The Competition shall be held annually and shall be open to serving members
of regular Police Forces within the Commonwealth, including trust territories;
and members of Police Corps in occupied territories in Europe who will rejoin a
recognised police force within the Commonwealth, including trust 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, Her Majesty's Gold Medal, and subject as herein-
after provided, a cash prize of twenty guineas. (b) A second prize
of
fifteen guineas. (c) A third prize of ten guineas.
(ii) 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.
(iii) In addition to the Gold Medal and the money prizes the Committeemay
award a certificate of commendation to any entrant whose essay appears
to be worthy of that recognition.
3. (a) Essays must be the original work of the competitor.
(b) Essays must be submitted in triplicate. Essays must not be less than
3,000 or more than 5,000 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) Pages must be numbered and securely stapled or clipped together.
(d) Where a reference is made to any published work the title must be quoted
in a footnote.
4. (a) Essays must be submitted anonymously by registered post.
(b) Each essay must be submitted under a pen name or motto which must
appear at the top of the first page of the essay and on the outside
of
a
sealed envelope accompanying the essay. The sealed envelope must
contain the competitor's name and rank and the official address of the
force to which he belongs. The name of the competitor must not appear
on the essay itself or on any document other than that contained in the
sealed envelope.
(c) The Committee reserves the right to disqualify any entry which fails to
conform with these rules.
(d) Competitors who have submitted essays in previous years must use a
different pen name
or
motto for this competition.
5. The Committee shall as they think fit appoint such persons not being members
of the Committee to act as Readers of the essays under such conditions as they
may prescribe.
6. The decision of the Committee shall be final and the award shall be made
public in such a manner as the Committee shall think fit. Any essays submitted
for the Competition and judged of sufficient merit may be published by the
Committee.
7. The subject chosen for 1961
is:-"
ROAD TRAFFIC: Do modern conditions
require the creation of a separate organisation or organisations for the
regulation of road traffic, enforcement of traffic law and promotion
of
road
safety?
".
8. Essays must be submitted on or before 1st October, 1961
to:-
THE
SECRETARY TO
THE
COMMITTEE
OF
THE
QUEEN'S
POLICE
GOLD
MEDAL ESSAY COMPETITION,
ROOM
109,
HOME
OFFICE, WHITEHALL, LONDON, S.W.I.
202 May-June 1961
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