As a supervisor, how would you handle a complaint from an intoxicated person?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The supervisor must exercise the greatest caution and discretion in treating complaints made from an intoxicated person. When a complaint involves the loss of personal property and is made under conditions giving the supervisor reasonable cause to believe that it has some merit, immediate steps must be taken to determine whether such loss occurred. If so, make sure how to protect not only the interests of the complainant but also the integrity of the police agency and, above all, that of the accused officer should the investigation reveal that he has been subjected to an unjust accusation or a hint of wrongdoing. Under such circumstances, the supervisor should promptly examine the police premises in which the arrestee was detained and the police vehicle in which he was transported. Persons making complaints while intoxicated should always be re-interviewed when they are sober. It has been found that, at this time, they will often temper their original complaint, change it, or withdraw it completely when sober reflection indicates to them its injustice. For example, sobriety often enables them to recollect what happened to property they thought was taken by arresting officers.