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Using "fake" crimes to create criminals?

Name: Using "fake" crimes to create criminals?
Uploaded: 2015-11-20T14:35:18-0500
Duration: 5 min 20 s
Description: The government uses confidential informants to catch potential suspects. But critics say the practice can entrap people who might otherwise have never committed a crime. "48 Hours" Crimesider's Graham Kates joins CBSN to explain the practice.

The government uses confidential informants to catch potential suspects. But critics say the practice can entrap people who might otherwise have never committed a crime. "48 Hours" Crimesider's Graham Kates joins CBSN to explain the practice.