police procedural
noun
plural police procedurals
: a mystery story written from the point of view of the police investigating the crime
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All good things must come to an end — including the fan-favorite police procedural Blue Bloods.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Created by Paul Attanasio (based on a book by Simon) and led by showrunner and executive producer Tom Fontana and executive producer Barry Levinson, Homicide was never a ratings hit in its lifetime, but its influence on police procedurals and on television at large is massive.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
The film, set in a fictitious northern Indian state, is structured as a police procedural but one with Indian caste and religion politics deeply baked into it.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, which was published in screenplay format (ergo its title), Interior Chinatown follows Yang’s Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural titled Black & White.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Created by Paul Attanasio (based on a book by Simon) and led by showrunner and executive producer Tom Fontana and executive producer Barry Levinson, Homicide was never a ratings hit in its lifetime, but its influence on police procedurals and on television at large is massive.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
The film, set in a fictitious northern Indian state, is structured as a police procedural but one with Indian caste and religion politics deeply baked into it.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, which was published in screenplay format (ergo its title), Interior Chinatown follows Yang’s Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural titled Black & White.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Police procedural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20procedural. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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