This article will first identify the intention of police entrapment and tells the differences between police entrapment and encouragement, so that the readers can understand what the writer means; then, introduce some major legal precedents in America which are connected with police entrapment and entrapment defense in order that readers can have a better understanding of police entrapment and entrapment defense; at last, observe the standard of police entrapment in America, and clear up a misunderstanding of the standard of police entrapment in America.