John C. Smith draws on his experience as an RCMP detachment watch commander to illustrate the complexities of police work — the tragic, sad, happy and sometimes satisfying events that are experienced by members of the Force, in their efforts to provide professional police service to Canadians.Citizens are getting unrealistic and unbalanced ideas about the RCMP from sensational news reports and dramatic police TV shows, believes Smith.Camosun College Professor Tom Rippon, who is a former Mountie, says, "Anyone considering a career in theForce should read this book."