"Pretext Stops" are when police:
A) stop a vehicle for a minor traffic violation and then attempt to gain consent to search the vehicle for drugs.
B) ask pedestrians walking down the street to explain why they are in the particular location and then ask for consent to search them for drugs.
C) stop pedestrians so they can be searched for drugs and then try to find evidence of other criminal wrong doing.
D) target know drug offenders to get them to provide evidence against other drug offenders
Ans: A) stop a vehicle for a minor traffic violation and then attempt to gain consent to search the vehicle for drugs.
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