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social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > entrapment
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > entrapment
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > entrapment
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and justice > entrapment

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entrapment  

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  • Entrapment is considered an affirmative defense primarily in criminal cases when government officials induce an individual to commit a crime that she/he was not predisposed to commit, but for which he/she is consequently prosecuted. Entrapment law bars the government from invoking the criminal process to get a conviction because those who are entrapped are not criminally liable. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Entrapment]

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