Which term means planned undercover operations intended to catch offenders in the act?

• A. Sting Operations
• B. Citizen Patrols
• C. Investigative Task Forces
• D. Naloxone / Narcan

Answer: (A)

Sting operations are planned undercover efforts designed to entice someone to commit a crime and then catch them in the act. They rely on undercover officers or informants to create a situation where the offense occurs on the officers’ terms, making it possible to arrest the offender and gather evidence for prosecution. This approach is commonly used in cases like drug buys, illegal sales, or prostitution to prevent the crime from continuing and to secure a clear, admissible arrest.

Other options don’t fit as well: citizen patrols are non-enforcement neighborhood safety efforts, investigative task forces focus on solving crimes through inquiry rather than luring offenders into committing a crime, and Naloxone/Narcan is a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses, not a policing tactic.