police procedural

Noun

 * 1) A subgenre of crime fiction which portrays the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. Unlike in other types of crime fiction, the perpetrator may be known at the outset of the story.

Translations

 * Catalan: procediment policíac
 * French:
 * Italian: poliziottesco
 * Korean: 경찰물(警察物)
 * Spanish: policíaco
 * Swedish: procedurdeckare