Cocaine

You are newly assigned as a Detective to the Drug Squad. Within a few weeks, you start to notice that the amount of cocaine being reported as seized does not match what is being stored in the drug storage evidence room. The only other person with a key to the room is the other Detective.About one week later you meet one of your informants who tells you that the girlfriend of the other Detective is selling cocaine in his neighbourhood. He also says that he saw the Detective drive her to the neighbourhood and drop her off.You check the video surveillance to the drug storage evidence room and find several days where the other Detective can be seen removing small bags full of cocaine and not recording it in the evidence book or on the Records Management System (computer program).In approximately 600words answer the following questions:

1. What will you do? Is this an ethical dilemma for you? If yes or no, why?

2. What values could be in conflict?

3. What parts of the police subculture or modern ethical issues can cause you, as the new detective, problems?

4. Has the other Detective committed any misconduct offences under the Police Services Act? If yes, what offences?