Cops File

The show COPS pioneered the cinéma vérité style of television, following real-life law enforcement officers on their shifts without scripts or narrators.

: Created by John Langley after a real drug raid inspired him to show the raw reality of police work. The show COPS pioneered the cinéma vérité style

Often cited by real officers as one of the most accurate depictions of urban policing and institutional decay. The show COPS pioneered the cinéma vérité style