LOS ANGELES - Television's Al Bundy is returning to prime time as Sgt. Joe Friday. Ed O'Neill, the actor best known as the chauvinistic head of household on the long-running Fox comedy Married ...

A recent New York court case upheld a murder conviction despite claims that DNA evidence used violated the defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights. The case highlights ongoing legal questions about ...

If any television series past or present could be called a tribute to the Los Angeles Police Department, it would be Jack Webb’s Dragnet. Dragnet ran on television in the 1950s and then several years ...

The LAPD worked closely with the television series, which some called a public relations machine for the department. Staff writer Don Page wrote in the March 10, 1967 Los Angeles Times: “Just getting ...

To understand how much commerce has changed in recent years, consider a simple trip to the grocery store. When you drive to the store now, your movements are recorded by your cellphone provider, your ...

DRAGNET: Drama, 10 p.m. Sundays on ABC. With a glut of cop shows and procedural dramas choking the television schedule, you have to wonder why anyone thought viewers needed another one -- and, worse, ...

Tom Mankiewicz`s parody of ”Dragnet” is a surprisingly fresh and warm-hearted film that–instead of simply trashing its TV progenitor–manages to transform its premise into a funny and affectionate ...

The police “crime and punishment” TV show Dragnet aired in 1952 and ran for eight years on NBC. One actor who made a guest appearance was future Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy who found the show’s use ...

The Hollywood, Health, & Society report looks at firearm trends in film and TV over the last 20 years, offering resources and approaches for how entertainment and news media can provide ...

If you're a sucker for a good police procedural, then you've got yourself a wide array of options. You could go with the vast universe of Law & Order, the drop-dead gorgeous vibes of Miami Vice, or ...