Although undercover work by the police or by government officials is allowed, it has limitations. For example, if an officer or agent of the government induces a person to commit a crime that the person has not contemplated committing, for the purpose of instituting criminal prosecution against that person, this is called entrapment and is illegal. Entrapment can occur in two ways: (1) by knowingly representing the crime in a false light, so that it will not be seen by the person as illegal; and (2) by employing persuasive tactics that will induce the person to commit the illegal act when that person originally had no intention of committing it.From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that, if an undercover officer named Ron arrests a suspect named Sheryl for an act they have discussed beforehand,

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Although undercover work by the police or by government officials is allowed, it has limitations. For example, if an officer or agent of the government induces a person to commit a crime that the person has not contemplated committing, for the purpose of instituting criminal prosecution against that person, this is called entrapment and is illegal. Entrapment can occur in two ways: (1) by knowingly representing the crime in a false light, so that it will not be seen by the person as illegal; and (2) by employing persuasive tactics that will induce the person to commit the illegal act when that person originally had no intention of committing it.<i>From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that,</i> if an undercover officer named Ron arrests a suspect named Sheryl for an act they have discussed beforehand,






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