Special Assignments

[YJ95]

How do most departments decide who works on special assignments. By special assignments, I'm talking about stake out type scenarios. Ones that have 1 or 2 undercover officers acting as a prostitute, or someone selling or buying drugs. Is it more or less and sign up and then they pick officers from the list to be a part of it, or is it just detectives, or just senior officers? Thanks

[Da Po-po]

In my experience it's partly what your primary job assignment is and what friends you have in the agency.