• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 15.

• Is it any good?

  1.0

• Common Sense says

  Rough reality show about cops making arrests isn't for kids.

Why We Rated This for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  The show is about police work -- specifically the vice squad -- so there's a lot of questionable behavior going on, although it's usually on the part of the suspects. The emphasis is more on the busts than on how the police work is done.
• Violence:

  Guns are drawn repeatedly, and there's always the potential for violence. Suspects are often treated very roughly. In one instance, an officer pulls down a handcuffed suspect's pants, ostensibly as he's searching him.
• Sex:

  Several prostitutes who are busted are shown in their revealing clothes. The nature of their profession also leads to discussion of condoms and other forms of protection.
• Language:

  Perhaps not surprisingly, there's a fair amount of bleeped language -- and in at least some instances, you can tell what the person actually said.
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Most of the busts involve drug sales (such is the nature of the vice squad, after all), and there's discussion of the value of the various drugs.

What Parents Need to Know

About Vice Squad

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