The Queen's Police Gold Medal Essay Competition: Subject and Rules for the 1960 Competition
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X6003300217 |
| Published date | 01 April 1960 |
| Date | 01 April 1960 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
The
Queeo~s
Police
Gold
Medal
Essay
~ompetitioo:
Subject
nod
Rules
for
the
1960
~ompetitioo
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 arecog-
nised 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 hereinafter
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 with-
hold 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 Committee may
award acertificate 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
areference 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
pub-
lic in such
manner
as the Committee shall think fit. Any essays submitted
for
the
Competition and adjudged of sufficient merit may be published by the Committee.
7.
The
subject chosen
for
1960 is:
"CRIMINOLOGY
What
contribution should be
made
by the police to research and
study
in this field?"
8. Essays must be submitted on or before 1st October, 1960
to:-
THE
SECRETARY
TO
THE
COMMITTEE
OF
THE
QUEEN'S
POLICE
GOLD
MEDAL
ESSAY
COMPETITION,
ROOM
115.
HOME
OFFICE,
WHITEHALL,
LONDON,
SW.!.
144 April-June 1960
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