the role in participating in the sting or participating in the reverse sting. That is one of the most dangerous limitations, knowing that you would be putting yourself at risk to place your life on the line for someone who would kill you once they found out you were a cop in an undercover sting. However, I understand that regular duty police face this scenario every day, but just to know what you're getting yourself into is very dangerous. "By gathering valuable intelligence from surveillance and the cultivation of confidential informants, undercover agents are able to effectively investigate and arrest criminal offenders that would unlikely be discovered otherwise"(Bonney, L. 2015). Nevertheless, this would mean that the cost of the sting would be expensive, and hurt the pockets of the average Joe. Therefore, this would be a limitation that could harm the budget and approaches used for the sting and reverse sting operations.
References
Bonney, L. (2015). Undercover Policing: Practices and Challenges. Journal Of The Utah Academy Of Sciences, Arts & Letters, 92273-284. Hoover, L. T. (2014). Police crime control strategies. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning.