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police fiction  

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  • The evolution of crime/detective fiction culminates in the 20th century with the police procedural novel. However, the roots of modern police fiction can be traced to the 19th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Police Fiction]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/police_fiction

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