History Main / CriminalProcedural

* See also: TheMafia, TheCartel, TheMafiya, {{Yakuza}}, TheTriadsAndTheTongs, GangBangers, TheIrishMob, KosherNostra, TheYardies, LondonGangster, AllBikersAreHellsAngels, BanditClan, ThievesGuild, TheSyndicate, GenericEthnicCrimeGang, TheDon, ProfessionalKiller, MurderInc, LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub, NebulousCriminalConspiracy, NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters, RuthlessForeignGangsters, HumanTraffickers, {{Gayngster}}, LoanShark, FromCamouflageToCriminal, MobWar, ProtectionRacket and {{Gangsterland}}.

* ''Film/TheItalianJob1969'' and its [[Film/TheItalianJob2003 2003 remake]].

* ''Hard Time'' is a short-lived but critically acclaimed Creator/DCComics series that combines convicts in prison with more fantastic elements. (It does ''not'' take place in Franchise/TheDCU.)

* ''Series/TheSaint'' was a GentlemanThief with RobinHood tendencies, although the TV version downplayed this, portraying him more as an AmateurSleuth whom a police detective had [[InspectorJavert an inexplicable grudge against]].

* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' encompasses just about all four types of "people outside the law" and even introduces characters that seem to fit in a criminal archetype all their own.

* ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' straddled the line, focusing on a team of villains who were initially bootstrapped together by a mysterious backer, but banded together while taking "gray jobs" to make money.

* ''Film/TheItalianJob'' and its remake.
* The ''Franchise/JohnWick'' franchise is a mixture of Criminal Procedural and Thriller focusing on a hitman who fights against his former employers. Criminal syndicates such as the Camorra and the Russian Bratva are part of a mysterious organization known as the High table.

* Both the [[Film/Scarface1932 1932]] and [[Film/Scarface1983 1983]] versions of ''Scarface'' focus on a protagonist who gets himself involved in the dangerous world of organized crime (Italian in the original and Cuban in the remake).

* ''Franchise/LupinIII'' is an action/comedy [=Franchise=] about a GentlemanThief and his accomplices.

* ''Hard Time'' was a short-lived but critically acclaimed Creator/DCComics series that combined convicts in prison with more fantastic elements. (It did ''not'' take place in Franchise/TheDCU.)
* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX'' arguably falls into the third type. As this version of Frank Castle goes to far greater extremes in his holy war against crime. To the point that he more or less comes across as a glorified [[SerialKillerKiller serial killer who happens to go after other killers]].

'''[[ConMan sophisticated Con Men]] and [[GentlemanThief Gentlemen Thieves]]''' are the most popular, since it's easy to make them sympathetic to the audience by making [[TheCon their victims]] rich and greedy. They are also usually charismatic and attractive.

These shows and films are usually light and stylish in tone and there will almost certainly be one episode where they help the police to take down a violent or child-targeting (and therefore a vile criminal (EvenEvilHasStandards). There may be a recurring police detective who tries (and fails) to capture the protagonists, or who coerces them into helping him out with his investigations.

The equal and opposite of the CopShow and PoliceProcedural, the Criminal Procedural is a type of CrimeAndPunishmentSeries that focuses on people who are on the ''wrong'' side of the law, and especially their present-day transgressions of it. It focuses on the nuts-and-bolts of a mastermind planning and executing sophisticated
crimes. They start with the choosing of a wealthy target business or individual. Then it shows him selecting a crew of experienced career criminals (safe cracker, explosives expert, TheDriver, and so on), planning the minute-by-minute heist, and then doing the crime.

The equal and opposite of the CopShow and PoliceProcedural, the Criminal Procedural is a type of CrimeAndPunishmentSeries that focuses on people who are on the ''wrong'' side of the law, and especially their present-day transgressions of it.

'''[[ConMan Con Men]] and [[GentlemanThief Gentlemen Thieves]]''' are the most popular, since it's easy to make them sympathetic to the audience by making [[TheCon their victims]] rich and greedy. They are also usually charismatic and attractive.

The equal and opposite of the CopShow and PoliceProcedural, the Criminal Procedural is a type of CrimeAndPunishmentSeries that focuses on people who are on the ''wrong'' side of the law, and especially their present-day transgressions of it. Examples often focus on certain types of criminals:

These shows and films are usually light and stylish in tone and there will almost certainly be one episode where they help the police to take down a violent or child-targeting (and therefore a vile criminal ([[EvenEvilHasStandards bad). There may be a recurring police detective who tries (and fails) to capture the protagonists, or who coerces them into helping him out with his investigations.

'''[[ConMan Con Men]] and [[GentlemanThief Gentlemen Thieves]]''' are the most popular, since it's easy to make them sympathetic to the audience by making [[TheCon their victims]] rich and greedy. They are also usually charismatic and attractive. Their shows are usually light in tone and there will almost certainly be one episode where they actually help the police to take down a violent (and therefore "bad") criminal. There may be a recurring police officer who tries (and fails) to capture the protagonists, or who coerces them into helping him out with his investigations.

* ''Series/HapAndLeonard'' is a drama series based on the characters Hap and Leonard, created by novelist Joe R. Lansdale and adapted by his series of novels of the same name.

* ''Film/OutlawGangsterVIP'' and its sequels all concern a {{Yakuza}} enforcer as he tries to survive the business.