Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Police procedural (police crime drama)

Police procedural (police crime drama)


Sub Genre of detective fiction that attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes

Depict investigations into several unrelated crimes in a single story.

In police procedurals, the perpetrator's identity is often known to the audience from the outset

Police procedurals depict a number of police-related topics such as forensics, autopsies, the gathering of evidence, the use of search warrants, and interrogation.


The police procedural, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of detective fiction that attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. Although traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals frequently depict investigations into several unrelated crimes in a single story. Traditional mysteries usually adhere to the convention of having the criminal's identity concealed until the climax whereas in police procedurals, the perpetrator's identity is often known to the audience from the outset.

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