BRITISH POLICE METHODS

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 May 1936, Page 9

BRITISH POLICE METHODS

DETECTIVE MURCH’S OPINION. |‘ [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. COPYBIGHT.] SYDNEY, May 7. Two New Zealand police officers, ' D. tectives H. March (Auckland) and W. McLennan (Wellington) reached i. Svdney to-day by the liner “Ormonde.”' after it trip abroad, during which they were studying police methods. Detective March (formerly of Greymouth) said that, although detective work wasj the same the world over, the magnitude of the operations in London was amazing. •‘Wo spent some tim*3 studying at the Metropolitan Police College at Hendon,” he said. “As far as we could see. the system of putting Public School and University men through the Police College and turning them; out as Inspectors is not working well.) These young men take up their jobs] lacking tho practical experience that] thev would get if they started oh the ( beat.” He added that there wasi close co-operation between the Metro-} politan and County police as a result! of the Police College and County po-| lice were returnig to provinces after, their training with advanced Metro-! poiltan ideas. I Detective Murch and his colleague} were much impressed by the efficiency t of the wireless patrol activities :>.t the; information room at headquarters in London.