The Use of Drug Sting Operations Is One of the Strategies

question 64

Multiple Choice

The use of drug sting operations is one of the strategies police have used in order to reduce the demand for drugs.These operations have sometimes been criticized because

• A)they focus on the user, not the dealer.
• B)they are ineffective.
• C)they may be considered entrapment.
• D)they are too dangerous.

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Definitions:

Rational Decisions

Choices made by individuals that align with their own self-interest and are based on an evaluation of the costs and benefits of the action.

Marginal Costs

The extra financial burden of generating one additional unit of a good or service.

Marginal Benefits

The incremental satisfaction or advantage obtained from the consumption of an additional unit of a good or service.

Marginal Cost

Marginal cost is the increase in total production cost that arises from producing one additional unit of a good or service.