Officer Dave Clark

You are a new first-line supervisor. You do not know many of the staff at this new office, and you learn that the Supervisor in Charge of the office is close to retirement and is not concerned with the management of the office and its personnel. During your first week, you discover Probation Officer Dave Clark has been lying on reports that are being submitted to the court concerning his clients. This was brought to your attention by someone in the District Attorney's Office. You learn that Clark has historically been a marginal performer. In the past when disciplined he became irate, threatened to sue for discrimination, and has even threatened management.

How are you going to handle this situation with Officer Clark?