Uniform
| Published date | 01 April 1947 |
| Date | 01 April 1947 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X4702000205 |
| Author | H. A. Golden |
| Subject Matter | Article |
UNIFORM
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interview the investigators had the strongest suspicions of a
breach
of
aregulation forbidding post office employees to use postal facilities
for
betting;
that they had in their minds the possibility that the bets
had been fraudulent
but
that
this did not amount to suspicion.
The
High Court judges, affirming the conviction, drew a sharp
distinction between a police enquiry directed against a citizen and an
enquiry undertaken by officials of a department in which the person
to be questioned held a responsible position.
In
the absence of any
trace or hint of impropriety on the
part
of the investigators or of any
misuse of power by them, they saw no reason for excluding evidence
of the replies given.
The
conviction, therefore, must stand.
Uniform
By
LIEUT.-COL.
H. A.
GOLDEN
Chief
Constable,
Wiltshire
Constabulary
THE old
adage"
It's
the clothes that make the man " is sometimes
embellished by the cynics into "
It's
the clothes that make the
policeman," hoping to imply, thereby,
that
if it were not for the uniform
the policeman would not only be,
but
appear to be, a very ordinary
mortal. Be that as it may, the question of the most suitable uniform
for the police is a matter of very much concern at the present day
and-as
everyone will
know-is
now the subject of consideration by
aCommittee which is sitting at the Home Office. Without wishing
to attempt to forecast or still less to pre-judge any decision which
the Committee may come to, it would seem a matter of interest to
try and decide what the ideal police uniform should be. Before we
do this, let us agree that the fact
that
aparticular pattern or type of
uniform has existed for a great many years is not, in itself, a valid
reason for its continued acceptance, and that any and every item of
police uniform should be able to justify itself on its merits and not
on its tradition.
If
we are agreed on
this-and
we may not all be
-let
us consider what are the essential conditions, in order of priority,
that a police uniform must fulfil :
I.
Comfort.
2.
Suitability.
3. Appearance.
4. Distinctiveness.
The
uniform must, above all, be comfortable, and comfortable in
all weathers, under all conditions, and whatever other excellent
attributes it may possess if it is uncomfortable to wear it should never
be adopted.
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