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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Tom Selleck starred in the police procedural as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan, who was also the patriarch of a prominent family.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Police also do not need to witness the nuisance activity for the property to fit the classification, according to a Milwaukee police procedural document.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Jed Mercurio’s hit police procedural will return to the BBC for a seventh series, with stars Vicky McClure, Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar reprising their roles.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
Xochitl Gomez has been cast in CBS‘s freshman police procedural Boston Blue in a recurring role.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Police also do not need to witness the nuisance activity for the property to fit the classification, according to a Milwaukee police procedural document.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Jed Mercurio’s hit police procedural will return to the BBC for a seventh series, with stars Vicky McClure, Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar reprising their roles.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
Xochitl Gomez has been cast in CBS‘s freshman police procedural Boston Blue in a recurring role.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Police procedural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20procedural. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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