It is important to begin work straitening things out almost immediately, as you will have e temptation to rest first and start tomorrow. You must resist this temptation, as the first few days are crucial. Neglecting these can set your progress back months, giving the criminal elements a head start to secure itself in a corner.
Immediately getting to work, I set my secretary (who came with me) to work in organizing my (formerly Thread's) office. As soon as the paperwork is organized for me to look over (I can have one of the Avox's to clean the garbage and dirt later), I send him to the Justice Building to get the papers from there too. I also send some of the New Peacekeepers to guard Cray's house (the jackass actually forged a license to have his own home. I mean, come on: the Headpeacekeepers Quarters in the barracks should suffice for any sane Headpeacekeeper), as I do not want anyone to tamper with it until it can be combed for evidence if corruption. Said evidence will be needed in the upcoming Court Martial that Cray will face.
In Districts which have fallen apart, either due to corruption or incompetence, the necessary information may be absent or false. It is important to preform an emergency census to make sure the files are up to date.
I scan over the papers rapidly, and then I stop once I realize a disturbing pattern. All these papers are horrifically out of date, improperly filled out, and in some cases non-existent.
It's like District 11 all over again.
When I was first given the rank of Headpeacekeeper, I was placed in command of District 11. It was absolute anarchy. Fortunately, I was able to set it right and it is a shining example of productivity and order. Crime there is at less than five percent, unemployment is at zero percent, and in my first year there over four times he quota was harvested and turned in. Once I was needed elsewhere, I left it in command of a screwed man named Mike. When he retired, he left command to a woman named Clark. I hear she is keeping it running smoothly.
It is no wonder President Coriolanus Snow himself requested I come to District 12 and sort things out. He probably began to pay attention to District 12 after that rabble rousing slut and her boyfriend won the games.
I hate her. If it were not for Katniss, my niece Clove would still be alive! Clove worked and trained all her life to be a strong warrior: she deserves to win. Still, I should at least be thankful Cato was able to avenge my niece's murder and hunt down that brute from District 11. I still remember the Career Tribute shouting "For Clove!" before sawing the thugs head off and holding it up for the viewers to see. It is good to know that there is at the very least a grain of human decency left; those who are upright can enforce the laws and keep the destructive elements at bay.
In any case, I can not afford to think about that at the moment. Right now, I need to do something more productive than read outdated papers. It is clear a complete overhaul is needed.
After a corrupt Headpeacekeeper is under arrest, it is vital to gather evidence. This way, a Court Martial will be able to judge him accurately. When handling evidence, be sure to use proper protocol. Do not handle it without gloves, and be sure to place all evidence in plastic bags both to preserve the integrity of the evidence and to protect yourself from any harm it might cause you. Once all possible evidence is found, transport it to the evidence storage room in the criminal investigation wing of the Headpeacekeepers Headquarters. Make sure the evidence storage room is only guarded by new peacekeepers, as members of the old garrison might seek to destroy evidence to prevent their own incrimination.
This is just disturbing. In the former home of Aetius Cray, there is evidence of every vice imaginable.
The refrigerator is packed with illegally produced alcohol and contraband such as wild game. While it is not completely illegal to hunt or own alcohol, hunting is illegal outside of the Career Districts and unlicensed alcohol (also called moonshine) is illegal everywhere.
It is important to keep in mind that Headpeacekeepers, as the judge of a district, will have to deal with the worst of humanity. It is difficult, but necessary as punishing these types will help to decrease the repetition of their crimes.
Even worse that that is evidence of Cray's perverted behaviors. Stained bedsheets, bundles of money earmarked for prostitution found in drawers, and many other things which tell a tale of suffering Cray caused.
Worst of all was what we found in the basement. It seems that Cray kept photographs of his disgusting encounters; even my hardened stomach is wrenching at the discovery and it takes all my willpower to resist vomiting.
Sickeningly, some of them were underage.
The part that hits closest to home is that some of the girls Crey deflowered were were around Clove's age, and a few even had black hair like she did. The only way I am able to calm myself is by reminding myself that my testimony, combined with the mountain of evidence found here, will be more an enough to ensure Cray gets the death sentence for his crimes. I still might request that I be the one to pull the trigger.
I am normally a reserved person, but if I had known the full extent of Cray' moral corruption than I would have taken out my handgun and blown his head out right there in the courtyard.
Suffocating, I leave the basement and tell the other Peacekeepers to collect the evidence there.
It is at that point that I hear a knocking on the back door.