Those interested in the topic may find the following of value:
 
Jon Katz, "Covering the Cops," Columbia Journalism Review, Jan/Feb 93.
 
D.  Seagal, "COPS and TV--and Reality," CJR, Mar/Apr 93.  (This is a comment
on Katz by a production worker on AMERICAN DETECTIVE, "a prime-time
competitor of COPS.")