My Dream Job: 30 Years in the NYPD: Gangs, Drugs & Counterterrorism in the Joint Terrorism Task Force

Episode 268  ·  Oct 06, 09:00 AM
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Tom Smith spent 30 years on New York's meanest streets — from street crime to crack-era narcotics and gangs to counterterrorism after 9/11 in the elite JTTF.

New York City will always be one of the number one targets in the world — and stopping the next attack is nothing like TV. Retired NYPD Detective Tom Smith reveals why complex investigations span years, and why catching a murderer is easier - with terrorism, you're dealing with an event that hasn't happened yet.