Police may limit media ride-alongs Article about Las Vegas Police Department considering changing policy to no longer allow police to appear on the show. [Las Vegas Review-Journal] http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Aug-08-Sun-1999/news/11695582.html

Police Can Be Sued for Letting Media See Raids The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that police can be sued for letting reporters and photographers accompany them on raids of private homes, a decision that could curtail a widespread practice of media "ride-alongs" with law enforcement. [Washington Post] http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/supcourt/stories/ridealong052599.htm

Copswatch Attorney Richard Glen Boire's uses alleged mistakes in police procedure on the show as a teaching vehicle for learning about civil rights and unlawful police tactics. Audio and text archives available. http://www.specmind.com/copswatch/copswatch.htm

The Official Cops Website Includes chat, information on forthcoming episodes, and FAQ. http://www.cops.com/

IMDb: Cops Cast, crew, and production information, as well as viewer comments. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096563/

Zap2it: Cops Brief profile of the show. Includes premise and production company. http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,273%7C2447%7C1%7C,00.html

Bad Boys: The COPS Fanlisting Includes rules for joining and list of members. http://incredible.nu/fans/cops/

Zap2it: America's Most Wanted Brief profile of the show. Includes premise and production company. http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,273%7C2916%7C1%7C,00.html