<P> In the United States , a Terry stop is a brief detention of a person by police on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity but short of probable cause to arrest . </P>
<P> In the United States , a Terry stop is a brief detention of a person by police on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity but short of probable cause to arrest . </P>
the key element that differentiates a terry stop from an arrest is
the key element that differentiates a terry stop from an arrest is
probable cause
probable cause