Stansfield was born in
Brighouse,
Yorkshire, on 15 February 1917, the son of F. and A. G. Stansfield. He was educated at
Chartres,
France, and at the
Heath Grammar School,
Halifax,
Yorkshire, before joining the
West Riding Constabulary in 1939. Three years later, he joined the
Royal Artillery and a year later joined the
Special Operations Executive (SOE). He returned to the West Riding Constabulary in 1959 and was
Assistant Chief Constable from 1962 to 1964. He was appointed
Chief Constable of
Denbighshire Constabulary in 1964, and then became
Chief Constable of
Derbyshire Constabulary in 1967. In 1981, he was the Joint Editor (with James Fryer) of the 24th edition of
Cecil C. H. Moriarty's handbook of police law, ''Moriarty' s Police Law: An Arrangement of Law and Regulations for the Use of Police Officers''. Stansfield died on 14 December 1984. == Honours ==