A police officer in search of a conviction for a person who has been repeatedly accused of intimate partner violence plants evidence for additional crimes. The officer justifies it to herself as helping to protect future potential targets of this person's violence. Which noble cause theme explains this behavior?

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The theme "smelling the victim's blood" explains this behavior as it involves officers taking extreme measures to protect potential victims, in this case, by planting evidence to ensure a conviction for someone believed to be dangerous.

A Police Officer in Search of a Conviction for a Person