In Popular Culture
The television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the first spin-off in the Law & Order franchise, follows the cases of a fictional NYPD SVU division.
The television show Homicide: Life on the Street makes references to the Sex Crimes Unit, another name for Special Victims Unit.
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