Editing Police procedural (section)

===Masculinity and racism===
The police procedural is considered to be a male-dominant genre which very often portrays the [[masculine]] hero dedicated to the professional realm. The introduction of women as protagonists is commonly attributed to either adding [[sexual appeal]], introducing gendered issues like investigating [[sex crimes]], or delving into the personal relationships of the characters.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Feasey |first1=Rebecca |title=Masculinity and popular television |date=2008 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press}}</ref> It also often portrays [[rape myths]], such as that rape is more often committed by strangers rather than a known acquaintance of the victim, that the majority of rape claims are false, and that rapes only happen to "bad girls".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Merken |first1=Stacie |last2=James |first2=Veronyka |title=Perpetrating The Myth: Exploring Media Accounts of Rape Myths on "Women's" Networks |journal=Deviant Behavior |date=2020 |volume=41 |issue=9 |pages=1176–1191|doi=10.1080/01639625.2019.1603531 |s2cid=150690014 }}</ref>
 
The portrayal of the criminal justice system also under-represents issues of race and [[institutional racism]]. A report by [[Color of Change]] Hollywood and the USC Annenberg [[Norman Lear Center]]<ref name=":1" /> identified that in these shows there was a severe lack of portrayal of racial bias in the criminal procedure, discussion about [[criminal justice reform]], and victims who are women of color. There is also little representation of people of color in the creation of these shows.