Justin receives word that he has won a prize and just needs to go to a particular address to pick it up. When he arrives, he finds the police are waiting to arrest him on an outstanding warrant; this is a(n) __________.

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a. Correct. One type of sting operation is directed against people wanted on warrants who are told to come to a certain
b. Incorrect. A stakeout is the hidden surveillance of a
c. Incorrect. In a decoy operation, officers dress as and play the role of potential victims in the hope of attracting and catching a criminal.
d. Incorrect. Entrapment is a legal defense that hold that police originated the criminal idea or initiated the criminal action.

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