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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His newest, The Human Scale, represents the author's first foray into the police procedural genre.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 May 2025
Both police procedurals have been renewed at NBC, TVLine has learned.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 May 2025
Everyone who’s watched a police procedural knows that crime scene investigators can link the tiniest bits of organic evidence to a perpetrator though their DNA.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2025
Available to stream on Prime Dark police procedurals Mindhunter
Who knew research could be so interesting?
—Barry Levitt, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 May 2025
Both police procedurals have been renewed at NBC, TVLine has learned.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 May 2025
Everyone who’s watched a police procedural knows that crime scene investigators can link the tiniest bits of organic evidence to a perpetrator though their DNA.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2025
Available to stream on Prime Dark police procedurals Mindhunter
Who knew research could be so interesting?
—Barry Levitt, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for police procedural
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“Police procedural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20procedural. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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