You and your fellow officer went to gather evidence from the scene of crime There you fellow officer...........

Decision making and Interpersonal Skills Decision making

You and your fellow officer went to gather evidence from the scene of crime. There you fellow officer came across some evidence that were directly related to the crime. The evidence was kept in the evidence bag. He asked you to deposit it in the police station while he went for some other work. When you brought the evidence bag to the police station, you discovered that he has not signed the evidence bag which is very necessary for the validity of evidence. You call him and inform him about it, he asked you to sign his name so that the evidence does not stand invalidated. You know the policy clearly states that the officer collecting evidence should only sign the evidence bag. Which of the following you should do?

Tell the officer that you will sign his name on the evidence bag, so long as he keeps it undisclosed

Tell the officer that you are really concerned about the fact that if the evidence bag is not signed it will be invalid and hence you will sign his name

Tell the officer that you will sing his name on the evidence bag because it is very usual to do it in these circumstances

Tell the officer that it is against the rule to sign his name on the evidence bag and he should come to sign the evidence bag

Explanation:

The most appropriate action according to the situation is to tell the officer that it is against the rule to sign his name on the evidence bag and he should come to sign the evidence bag