What differentiates a stop from an arrest? A. An arrest is a relatively short action that involves traveling to a police station to answer questions, while a stop may include significant prison time.
B. A stop and an arrest are exactly the same.
C. A stop involves a momentary delay of a person so that a police officer can ask a short series of questions; an arrest is a longer-term detention with the probability of charges being filed.
D. A stop requires the person that is the subject of the police inquiry to be driving a vehicle, while an arrest can occur whether the suspect is walking or driving.