You are a police supervisor, and one of your subordinate officers has come to you with concerns about his patrol partner. Some of these concerns include the issues listed below.
The partner always smells of alcohol and displays poor personal grooming and hygiene.
His uniform is usually dirty.
He always wants the other officer to drive so that he can nap.
On several occasions, the concerned officer has had to wake up his partner when a call for service is received.
The partner has asked to borrow money for meals and has never paid the concerned officer back.
The concerned officer has mentioned these issues to his partner, but the partner just ignores him. The concerned officer is worried about their safety on the job.
What actions should you as the supervisor take to alleviate your subordinate officer’s concerns? In your response to your classmates, offer some suggestions on other things they could do to help these officers.