本片是丹佐華盛頓首次嘗試演出反派的角色，和伊森霍克有精彩的對手戲。《震撼教育》是一部大膽寫實的警匪片，它赤裸裸地暴露了警察在臥底辦案時，必須周旋在黑白兩道之間，是非觀念變得模糊不清的真實狀況。 故事描述艾朗索警探對一名菜鳥警察傑克霍特的考驗，傑克必須在一天之內証明自己有在街頭臥底辦案的能耐和膽識。他在接下來的二十四小時內漸漸被捲入一個是非並不分明的現實世界，而他和艾朗索為了堅持自己的信念，必須拿自己的前途和生命當賭注。
Sheriff, a police officer from the Integrity Department who is dedicated and insightful. He is paired with Nazri, a young and idealistic police officer from the Narcotics Department. Their mission is to bust a drug syndicate headed by the ruthless kingpin Tony. The kingpin is involved in the distribution of methamphetamine and many people have died at the hands of this Meth Killer.
When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman, an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.
Undercover cop Jim Raynor (Jason Patric) is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates (Jennifer Jason Leigh), is lacking in experience, but he thinks she's tough enough to work his next case with him: a deep cover assignment to bring down the notoriously hard-to-capture drug lord Gaines (Gregg Allman). While their relationship turns romantic during the assignment, they also turn into junkies, and will have to battle their own addictions if they want to bring down Gaines once and for all.
A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the Afghanistan-Iran border.
Former Colonel Fernandez is appointed Minister of the National Anti-Drug Agency (SENAD) and purges the special forces to fight the first of many battles against drug trafficking on the border of Paraguay and Argentina.
Two youths, Niño and Compi, enter the world of drug smuggling in the Strait of Gibraltar; while two police officers, Jesús and Eva, try to eradicate the contraband.
Betty Jara reassembles the Yaguareté Commandos to exchange an imprisoned criminal for one of her own agents. A risky operation becomes even more so when she realizes they are not just fighting a drug ring but the highest spheres of power.
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants.
A narcotics officer engages in a cat-and-mouse chase to capture a powerful criminal kingpin.
Get Christie Love! is a 1974 made-for-television film starring Teresa Graves as an undercover female police detective who is determined to overthrow a drug ring. This film is based on Dorothy Uhnak's crime-thriller novel, The Ledger.
Ignacio Pereztrona (Vic Cicuta / Víctor Melman) is a tough anti-drug police officer, after being captured by a gang of drug traffickers who decides to prostitute him and become addicted to the "deadly drug" of marijuana, until he manages to escape and take revenge.
Ryan of the DEA will face again the most dangerous drug lord of Venezuela, this time with new friends, in 1983.