A deceitful but lawful technique in which police pretend to be involved in illegal activities to trap a suspect is called ______________.

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This is a definition for a sting operation, where police use deception to catch someone committing a crime. Option A, crackdown, refers to a more general increase in enforcement and does not involve deception. Option B, entrapment, refers to when police encourage someone to commit a crime that they would not have otherwise committed, which is illegal. Option D, decoy, refers to using a false target to distract or catch someone, but does not necessarily involve pretending to be involved in illegal activities.

A Deceitful but Lawful Technique in Which Police Pretend to Be