Sparta Police Department

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The Sparta Police Department is the fictional law enforcement agency featured in the television series "In the Heat of the Night," set in the town of Sparta, Mississippi.

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instanceOf fictional law enforcement agency
adaptationSourceContext In the Heat of the Night (1967 film) universe
appearsIn In the Heat of the Night (TV series) NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme community relations with police
corruption and reform in law enforcement
interracial cooperation
racism in the American South
basedInFictionalLocation Sparta, Mississippi NERFINISHED
countryInFiction United States NERFINISHED
employerOf Bill Gillespie NERFINISHED
Bubba Skinner NERFINISHED
Lonnie Jamison NERFINISHED
Parker Williams NERFINISHED
Virgil Tibbs NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceWork In the Heat of the Night (1988 TV series) NERFINISHED
genreContext crime drama
police procedural
hasFictionalState Mississippi NERFINISHED
hasJurisdictionInFiction Sparta city limits
surrounding rural areas of Sparta, Mississippi
hasMember Bill Gillespie NERFINISHED
Bubba Skinner NERFINISHED
Harriet DeLong (through association with Virgil Tibbs) NERFINISHED
Lonnie Jamison NERFINISHED
Parker Williams NERFINISHED
Virgil Tibbs NERFINISHED
hasOnScreenLocationType interrogation rooms
jail cells
police station
squad room
hasRole chief of police
detective
patrol officer
languageOfWork English
medium television
narrativeRole central setting for investigations
depicts small-town Southern policing
partOfFictionalUniverse In the Heat of the Night franchise NERFINISHED
portrayedAs evolving from racist practices to more progressive policing
small-town police department
under-resourced agency
primaryFunctionInFiction law enforcement in Sparta, Mississippi
settingTimePeriod late 20th century
televisionNetworkContext CBS NERFINISHED
NBC NERFINISHED
workOfFictionCountryOfOrigin United States NERFINISHED

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Bill Gillespie employer Sparta Police Department
Sparta, Mississippi (fictional town) hasFictionalPoliceDepartment Sparta Police Department
subject surface form: Sparta, Mississippi