Which term denotes government-induced crime planning with no predisposition by the target?

Which term denotes government-induced crime planning with no predisposition by the target?

• A. ENTRAPMENT
• B. INCHOATE
• C. CONSENT
• D. ARREST

Answer: (A)

Entrapment occurs when government agents induce a person to commit a crime they would not have otherwise planned or done. The key idea is that the person had no predisposition to commit the offense, and the government’s encouragement or pressure brought the crime about. If the person was already inclined to commit the crime, then it isn’t entrapment—the defense wouldn't apply because the predisposition lies with the defendant, not the government. The other terms don’t fit: inchoate describes crimes that are incomplete or in the planning stage from the offender’s perspective, not government inducement; consent involves permission from another party and doesn’t address government-provoked criminal acts; arrest is simply the act of taking someone into custody, not a defense for how the crime was triggered.

Entrapment occurs when government agents induce a person to commit a crime they would not have otherwise planned or done. The key idea is that the person had no predisposition to commit the offense, and the government’s encouragement or pressure brought the crime about. If the person was already inclined to commit the crime, then it isn’t entrapment—the defense wouldn't apply because the predisposition lies with the defendant, not the government. The other terms don’t fit: inchoate describes crimes that are incomplete or in the planning stage from the offender’s perspective, not government inducement; consent involves permission from another party and doesn’t address government-provoked criminal acts; arrest is simply the act of taking someone into custody, not a defense for how the crime was triggered.