Police as Protagonist

The shift of the role of police from a passive, outside observer to an active participant and even protagonists, came about with the emergence of the police procedural. Journeying from Maigret to Dragnet, and exploring authors such as Georges Simenon and Chester Himes, you’ll see how the police proc...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Format: Streaming video
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : The Great Courses, 2016.
Subjects:
Online Access:A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Description
Summary:The shift of the role of police from a passive, outside observer to an active participant and even protagonists, came about with the emergence of the police procedural. Journeying from Maigret to Dragnet, and exploring authors such as Georges Simenon and Chester Himes, you’ll see how the police procedural started as an attempt to introduce realism and resulted in redefining the genre.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (30 min.)
Playing Time:00:29:10
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Requests
Request this item Request this AUT item so you can pick it up when you're at the library.
Interlibrary Loan With Interlibrary Loan you can request the item from another library. It's a free service.