"The first time [an officer goes on patrol], that's very frightening. But he's been trained to do that. Most undercover training is: 'Here's $40. Go into the 'hood and buy some dope.' That's it. Now that's stressful, because I never bought dope as a kid." There are a lot of things Charlie Fuller, executive director of the International Association of Undercover Officers (IAUO) wishes he'd known before embarking on his career in plainclothes. Mainly he realized through the years how profoundly undercover work can change you. There are few books written on the subject. Training is scant, too. When an officer goes out into the fray-sans uniform, sans team, and with only one-way communication-it's easy to feel... not quite like oneself.
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