MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXIV, Issue 20, 17 May 1939, Page 352

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.

Memorandum.] V The King’s Police Medal Essay Competition. The rules for the 1939 Competition for the King’s Police Medal Essay Competition are published hereunder for general information. Any member of the New Zealand Police Force desirous of competing will report his intention through the usual channels to this office. D. J. Cummings, Commissioner of Police. Wellington, 11th May, 1939. (P. 28/1794.)

[copy.] King’s Police Gold Medal Essay Competition. Rules for 1939 Competition. 1. The competition shall be held annually and shall be open to serving members of regular Police Forces within the Empire or Mandated Territories. Any question as to the eligibility of any competitor shall be determined by the Council. 2. His Majesty’s gold medal and a cash prize of twenty guineas will be awarded for the essay which is adjudged to be the best, provided it is considered of sufficient merit, and second and third prizes (of fifteen guineas and ten guineas respectively) will be awarded under the same conditions for the essays adjudged to be next in order of merit. 3. (a) Essays must be the original work of the competitor. ( b Essays must not be less than 7,000 or more than 11,000 words in length, and must be typewritten and submitted in triplicate. (c) Where a reference is made to any published work the title must be quoted in a footnote. 4. Essays must be submitted anonymously. Each essay must be accompanied by a sealed envelope bearing on the outside a nom de plume or motto, and containing inside the competitor’s name, rank, and address. 5. The Council may, at their discretion, appoint such persons as they think fit to act as Referees or Judges of the essays under such conditions as they may prescribe. 6. The award of the Council shall be made public in such a manner as the Council shall think fit, and any essays submitted for the competition and adjudged of sufficient merit, may be published by the Council in the Police Journal or otherwise. Subject op the Essay for 1939. “ Discuss the Psychological Aspects of Crime and Punishment.” Essays must be submitted on or before Ist November, 1939, to— The Secretary of the Council of the Police Gold Medal Essay Competition, Home Office, Whitehall, London, S.W. 1.