Writers can make mysteries and other manuscripts more accurate and realistic by detailing the police officer's job. An investigations professional tells how and when police officers work, what they wear, who they report to, and generally how they go about the business of controlling and investigating crime.
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Good, but needs more detail...:
I often refer to "Police Procedural" during writing involving police office/law enforcement characters. I think the writing is comprehensive and covers many elements you will need to write a convincing police character.
My only disappointment with this writing reference, is that there is not enough material discussing popular mistakes in fiction made by authors of police procedurals, (such as the police/witness romance), and there is not enough information about initial police training, codes of conduct,... more info
Another Great Howdunit!:
Police Procedural is really a "who does what" kind of book. It allows a writer to use the correct person or group to work a particular crime scene.
Police Procedural explains the police services and uses a 'family tree' to display the order of command within the police department. Police Procedural also goes through the specific jobs such as bomb squad, homicide squad, etc. and it tells you what departments are responsible for certain crimes. It describes arrests and the procedures involved,... more info
Another good one:
I have been using nearly all of the books in the Howdunit series. I am not primarily a crime writer but like being accurate on the little facts I do use when I include a crime or crime scene or police procedure in my books. I have found this book very helpful.
Helped me get my novel off the ground:
This book helped me get my novel, 'Soul's Desire' (written under the name Simona Taylor), going. As a non-American setting a novel in the US and creating a main character who was both American and a cop, I needed something that would explain to me clearly and precisely what the US system was like. This one did the job.
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