As
an undercover officer in New York, Joseph D. Pistone carried out what is
described as the “most audacious sting operation ever.”
Joanne Takasato, Honolulu's first undercover female police officer, worked as an undercover Narcotics officer for ten years. Her book, In Search of Truth and Honor, reveals her
dangerous life on the streets, and its Introduction talks about “betrayal of
relationships.”
I
would view betrayal as a two-sided sword. While undercover, officers develop
relationships within a crime organization knowing their betrayal of earned
trust is inevitable. Meanwhile, they have to worry about possible betrayal, or
lack of commitment, from those supposedly watching their backs.
As
part of their cover, UCEs are required to lie to those being investigated.
Later, they must convince judge and jury they’re telling the truth.
What
keeps them from crossing the line?
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm glad I followed you over here. I had to learn a lot about undercover work for one of my books, and it was all very enlightening. While my protagonist did not fully enter into that dark world of crime, she experienced enough that she did not want to go back.
ReplyDeleteInteresting question. When the undercover cop gets drawn to the dark side, it makes for good entertainment.
ReplyDeleteI know that's hard job b/c take for instance the narcotics cops can easily get hooke on drugs. I also know a guy I want to highschool with who later on took on an important role in the local police dept. Later, he was busted for running and operating a drug, prostition, and car theft ring.
ReplyDeleteThe line is very fine.
Hmmm. Intriguing, like a Law and Order episode.
ReplyDeleteI have not spent much time wondering about this, but now I will!
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Maryann, that is a good reason to education young people to the downside of drugs and other illegal activities, so they can make enlightened decisions about their futures! Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteJolie, you're right, it is conflict and tension that makes a story fun to read.
Shelly, our current FBI guys are also a good example!
Julie, it doesn't seem right that the alphabet should pass so quickly! I'm glad I decided to use the research from these 200 words blog posts for future posts.
Great post! I love the crime dramas on TV and think it's fun to see how far the cops will go to make a bust. ~ Angela, Whole Foods Living, http://www.wholefoodsliving.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI just tagged that book for some research. I've got a book coming up in the next few months that deals with undercover cops and what it does to them.
ReplyDeleteGreat post!