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Introduction -- Programming The Crisis: The Police Drama In The Post-network Era -- The Police Drama In Transition: Reconstituting The Cultural Forum In The 1980s -- Stop Making Sense: Reflection, Realism, And Community In Homicide -- Do The Right Thing: Nypd Blue And The Making Of The Model Citizen -- One Thing Leads To Another: Crime And The Commerce Of Law & Order -- This Cop's For You: The Multiple Logics Of The 21st Century Police Drama -- Conclusion. Jonathan Nichols-pethick. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.