police procedural
noun
1.
a mystery novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work.
Also called
procedural
.
Origin
1965-70
Examples from the web for
police procedural
The show is really a fantasy in
police procedural
clothing, and that is implicitly understood by the viewers.
Part of the movie is a complex and suspenseful
police procedural
, culminating in a set of unnerving interrogations.
Brilliant writer that he is, here's what he came up with: a
police procedural
set in neighboring, nearly identical cities.
British Dictionary definitions for
police procedural
police procedural
noun
1.
a novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work