Police procedural
The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story. It attempts to accurately depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes.
Examples
Some notable examples of non-SF police procedurals featuring lead female characters include:
Television
- Cagney & Lacey (1982 to 1988)
- Prime Suspect (1991 to 2006)
- Profiler (1996-2000)
- Cold Squad (1998 to 2005)
- The Closer (2005 - current)
Police Procedurals in SF
Some SF attempts to depict police procedurals in SFnal settings, such as the future, or other planets, or integrate SFnal elements into police procedural stories.
The television series Life on Mars (2006) follows the adventures of a male police officer from the year 2006 who, after being hit by a car, wakes up in 1973, where he is still somehow a police officer, and must adapt to the different methods used at the time.
The series Day Break (2006) followed another male police officer, played by Taye Diggs, who relived the same day over and over.
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