What if you are a police officer whose partner is charged with using excessive force to apprehend a known to apprehend a known rapist?

You must answer each critical thinking question in-depth in paragraph form. Use examples from the course to support your answers. APA format, 6 pages.
What if you are a police officer whose partner is charged with using excessive force to apprehend a known to apprehend a known rapist? You witnessed your partner subduing the rapist who punched your partner and desperately tried to escape capture. How would you respond to questions about your partners’ behavior? Explain your answer.
How can the courts determine whether a confession is truly voluntary or if it was elicited by pressure and coercion? Do you think that criminals have too many rights? Should confessions and evidence be excluded from a case when the offender is obviously guilty?
What are the benefits and drawbacks of selecting judges through popular elections? Can a judge who considered herself or himself a Republican or Democrat render fair and impartial justice?
What purpose does a grand jury or preliminary hearing serve in adjudicating felony offenses? Should one of these methods be abandoned? If so, which one? What are the pros and cons of a jury trial versus a bench trial?
Why does sentencing disparity exist? Are there programs that can reduce disparity in sentencing? If so, what are they? Should all people who commit the same crime receive the same sentence? Explain.
Discuss the procedures involved in probation revocation. What are the rights of the probationer? Is probation a privilege or a right? Explain.
Do you agree that criminals can be restored through community interaction? Considering the fact that recidivism rates are so high, are traditional sanctions a waste of time and restorative ones the wave of the future?
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