Police and Violating Human Rights



Police and Violating Human Rights

Part 1

In the provided scenario, the squad's commander briefs the newly promoted narcotics detective that the techniques they are using to fight crime are extremely effective. According to him, street crime and homicide rates are gradually falling. He fails to mention that the 'techniques' he speaks of are unethical, immoral and not legal, to say the least. According to him, extreme measures must be taken to resolve conflicts. In this paper, the author assumes the role of the promoted narcotics detective and responds to the described predicament as follows.

Two weeks have passed ...