Carefully orchestrated sting operations usually hold up in court.
The sheriff has a particular fondness for sting operations to thwart prostitution.
The analysis discovered a clear pattern on how the FBI generated terrorist plots from sting operations.
At the same time, Commissioner Norris introduced police integrity "sting" operations to combat police corruption.
In fact it was invented by Soviet intelligence for cold war sting operations.
Such sting operations often end when the aspiring terrorist attempts to detonate an ersatz bomb provided by the F.B.I.
Najem relies instead on a team of undercover detectives who run sting operations and a network of informers.
The bureau investigates officers who have fallen under suspicion, using surveillance and sting operations called Integrity Tests.
(Law enforcement experts say that F.B.I. sting operations always cast a wide net rather than initially pursue specific targets).
Meanwhile, sting operations routinely take place, increasing the odds that the activities of pimps and their customers will be exposed.
"People came in and told us about some nightclub places where they're running sting operations," defensive tackle Keith Hamilton said.
