Courts Have Ruled That Police Departments Should Avoid Paying Informants

question 12

True/False

Courts have ruled that police departments should avoid paying informants and exchanging leniency for information due to entrapment issues.

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Definitions:

Agoraphobia

An anxiety disorder characterized by an irrational fear of being in open or unfamiliar places, leading to avoidance of such situations.

Avoidance

Avoidance refers to a behavior aimed at preventing unpleasant experiences or outcomes.

Panic

A sudden sensation of fear, which can be so intense as to provoke a drastic physical reaction, often without a clear cause.

Specific Phobia

An anxiety disorder marked by an overwhelming and unreasonable dread of a certain object, situation, or activity.