The Cop Shows Real Police Officers Watch on Television

Top True Crime Television Shows
The truth is that, no matter how many times they deny it, police officers watch crime shows on television. True, most of the men in blue don't get into the pseudo-realistic drams like "CSI" where forensic results are almost immediate. (In the real world, you're doing well if you get a lab report back in three months.) When you're talking about the bulging genre of true crime shows, documentaries told with the drama of a good mystery novel, you're likely to find the entire Fraternal Order of Police chapter turning in. A quick poll of the many law enforcement officers I'm pleased to call friend revealed the following shows as the "Top Five" among crime shows as rated by crime fighters.

5. Cold Case Files
This is a classic from A and E. In its one-hour format, the show's producers profile three or four cold cases that have been solved, often twenty or thirty years after the crime was committed. One memorable case is the story of two siblings growing up in Brooklyn who vaguely remember having a little sister. They have little evidence, but they do have a police officer who will listen. They were also blessed with a very stupid mother who had hid the corpse of their sister in the closet for twenty years. Of all the true crime shows on television now, this one is the most motivational one for police officers. Through the variety of cases solved and methods used, the show gives up to every cold case desk. It airs at 6 p.m. EST.