___________________ may be defined as the belief of a reasonably prudent person, based on specific facts that can be articulated, that an investigation is justified in order to determine if probable cause exists to issue a warrant, or to support some other appropriate police action.

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The definition provided in the prompt matches the concept of reasonable suspicion, which is the standard required for an officer to initiate a brief investigatory stop or frisk. Probable cause (A) is a higher standard that is required for an arrest or a search warrant, and is based on a higher degree of certainty that a crime has been committed or that evidence of a crime may be found in a particular place or person. Reasonable cause (B) is not a recognized legal standard. Preponderance of the evidence (C) is a civil standard that is used in some legal contexts, but it does not relate to the concept of initiating police investigations or actions.

___________________ May Be Defined as the Belief of a Reasonably