Ethics and entrapment: understanding counterterrorism stings
This article examines domestic counterterrorism sting operations in the USA. It considers why critics consider these operations unethical and illegitimate. In particular, it looks at claims that counterterrorism sting operations have entrapped innocent people. This article explains why the U.S. cour...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2019, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 260-276 |
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| Summary: | This article examines domestic counterterrorism sting operations in the USA. It considers why critics consider these operations unethical and illegitimate. In particular, it looks at claims that counterterrorism sting operations have entrapped innocent people. This article explains why the U.S. courts have rejected claims of entrapment. It discusses different standards of entrapment used by the U.S. courts and sets out how these standards apply to counterterrorism sting operations. The article will show how key pieces of evidence convinced the courts that the targets of sting operations were predisposed towards terrorism. As a result, defendants were not able to mount successful entrapment defenses. By the end of the article, the reader will have a better understanding of the ethical and legal safeguards governing counterterrorism sting operations in the USA. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 14.11.2023 Published online: 22 Aug 2016 |
| ISSN: | 1556-1836 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09546553.2016.1213721 |