Undercover narcotics investigators enforce laws involving dangerous drugs, and it takes an extraordinary amount of knowledge, training, skill, personal integrity, and courage to do the job. Those who choose this career have to be controlled risk-takers who can follow orders and handle stress and frustration creatively. The action-packed narrative includes engaging color photographs and sidebars about an undercover agent in a high school, the National Police Officer Selection Test, the NYPD Cadet Corps, and DEA Special Agent Timothy Sellars, among others. The text examines all aspects of career preparation (even in high school), duties, perks, and pitfalls of the job.