Tavia Terhune
Responses to Crime 4321/ Dr. Jim Mann
Responses to Law Enforcement by Deceit
Sting Operations VS Entrapment
“What Works” Law Enforcement by Deceit
In my responses to law enforcement by deceit, I have researched and analyzed which of the two methods work best out of “Sting Operations” and “Entrapment”. After it was all said and done, I found that sting operations came out with better results than performing entrapments in order to catch criminals. Although it wasn’t the easiest conclusion to come to, it was evident that the best method of the two in law enforcements by deceit was by far the sting operations since sting operations actually had more of a deterrence than entrapment. However, before I could come to this conclusion, I had to first gain a good understanding as to what the actual meaning of each term meant and why the use of either was even necessary in some law enforcements eyes. Sting operations are opportunities or enticements to commit a crime, either created or exploited by police. Law enforcement agents find it necessary to engage in sting operations simply because some situations where a criminal is not able to be captured under normal circumstance or efforts, they are able to incorporate this deceitful method with the help of the public to capture these hard to catch …show more content…
Entrapment is a practice whereby a law enforcement agent induces a person to commit a criminal offense that the person would have otherwise been unlikely to commit. Law enforcement agents find it necessary to engage in entrapment, even though it is