Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets is a nonfiction crime book that chronicles a year in the Baltimore Police Department’s homicide unit, providing a gritty, immersive look at real-life murder investigations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
journalistic work
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nonfiction book ⓘ true crime book ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Homicide: Life on the Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American urban policing
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Baltimore Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | David Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| basedOn | David Simon’s year embedded with Baltimore homicide detectives ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverSubject | Baltimore homicide detectives ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts |
Baltimore’s homicide rate in the late 1980s
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bureaucratic pressures on detectives ⓘ impact of violent crime on communities ⓘ |
| deweyDecimalClassification | 364.1/523097752 ⓘ |
| features |
detailed investigative procedures
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portraits of homicide detectives ⓘ real-life murder cases ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Baltimore Police Department Homicide Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime literature
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nonfiction ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780395478251 ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionAdaptationNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | The Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | HV8148.B2 S55 1991 ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
immersive reportage
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literary journalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of police culture
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gritty realism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 646 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Baltimore, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal justice system
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homicide investigations ⓘ police work ⓘ urban crime ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationDebutYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationTitle | Homicide: Life on the Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1988
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1989 ⓘ |
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