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** There are also numerous minor aversions to this trope where Dredd himself brings up that part of being a Judge is using ones own discretion, meaning he occasionally ignores minor crimes or makes allowances for mitigating circumstances. Just like a real cop, only less often.
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* If it wasn't for his frequently calling upon the services of an unofficial masked vigilante to help police his city, I'd say [[{{Batman}} Commissioner James Gordon of Gotham City]] belongs here.
** Up until the end of Batman: Year One, he does. And he's the ''only cop in the entire city'' who does.
*** Also Jim Gordon has an entire set of rules that the Bat-Family must abide by if they want to oporate in his city. If they don't he goes after them like any other criminal.
** Up until the end of Batman: Year One, he does. And he's the ''only cop in the entire city'' who does.
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* If it wasn't was not for his frequently calling upon the services of an [[{{Batman}} unofficial masked vigilante vigilante]] to help police his city, I'd say [[{{Batman}} [[CommissionerGordon Commissioner James Gordon Gordon]] of Gotham City]] City belongs here.
** Up until the end of Batman: Year One, he does. And he's the ''only cophere. ''BatmanYearOne'', ''TheLongHalloween'' and ''DarkVictory'' track his growing relationship with Batman and rising position in the entire city'' who does.
*** Also Jim Gordon has an entire set of rules that the Bat-Family must abide by ifGotham City Police Department, and they want to oporate in all reiterate his city. If commitment to Law & Order and refusal to compromise his integrity and the rules, even to convict criminals he knows are guilty.
* ''GothamCentral'' is a PoliceProcedural focusing on the Major Crimes Unit of the Gotham City Police Department. Each member of the MCU is hand-picked by the Commissioner of Police in order to insure their integrity and commitment to honest police work, and the series follows them as theydon't he goes after them like any other criminal.try to act honorably [[BadCopIncompetentCop in a police department filled with corruption and graft]].
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* Ellen Yin, in early episodes of ''TheBatman'', was like this, determined to arrest Batman (as well as the [[VillainOfTheWeek villains of the week]]) for being a vigilante and acting outside the law. Her narrow viewpoint gradually became less black-and-white, however.
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* InspectorZenigata of ''[[LupinIII Lupin The 3rd]]'', quite possibly the world's most honest cop.
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->"Police work is as much about preventing crime as it is about fighting crime. Most importantly, it is about procedural correctness in the execution of unquestionable moral authority."
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** Swedish cops too. This Troper know of a local mid-level politician that was arrested, sentenced and fired from his post after he "jokingly" offered a bottle of whisky to the cop that stopped him for a minor traffic validation.
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* Edgeworth is a by-the-book prosecutor (which is almost the same thing as a cop) in ''[[AceAttorney Ace Attorney Investigations]]''. He goes by the rule of evidence, even when someone's guilt is blindingly obvious. In the first game, pre-HeelFaceTurn, he is a little less ethical.
** One might file the judge under this trope. He responds only to presented evidence and testimony, despite his senile appearance.
** One might file the judge under this trope. He responds only to presented evidence and testimony, despite his senile appearance.
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-->After Danny Rizzo loses yet another wisecracking maverick partner to an explosion, he dreads being paired up with still another loose cannon who gets things done. Instead, he gets James Flynn, a cop who likes to do everything the same way he does. When they find themselves reading suspects their Miranda rights in unison, they know this partnership was meant to be.
-->Together, they hit the streets and play it safe, steering responsibly away from things outside their jurisdiction and always calling for backup.
-->The film follows their careers together, traffic stop after traffic stop after noise complaint, until the last day before retirement.
-->They arrive to find a suspiciously empty office. Sensing something is wrong, they hurry to the chief's office, where the whole department surprises them with a party, and the chief winkingly tells them they can head home a day early and count it as a free "sick day" on him. After retiring, they move to Florida with their wives.
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--> '''Perfect Partners:'''
-->After Danny Rizzo loses yet another wisecracking maverick partner to an explosion, he dreads being paired up with still another loose cannon who gets things done. Instead, he gets James Flynn, a cop who likes to do everything the same way he does. When they find themselves reading suspects their Miranda rights in unison, they know this partnership was meant to be.
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** Recently, [[TooDumbToLive Detective Elton Hodges]] has been filling this role in a very [[IncrediblyLamePun by-the-book]] fashion as Jack has become more and more influenced by Stark.
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The ByTheBookCop is a stock character in [[CopShow police shows]] and crime fiction in general. They're the older (and usually whiter) cop, who believes in following the law as it is written, playing by the rules even when the criminal scum they're after does not. A stickler for procedure, the BTBC is quick to chide their rookie partner for playing fast and loose out in the streets, and when they're DaChief, you'll see them constantly threaten to [[TurnInYourBadge suspend]] the loose cannon for their impulsive heat-of-the-moment shoot-first-aask-questions-later behavior. If they deem that the situation warrants it, they may ''bend'' the rules slightly, but they'll never go so far as to break them; they are, after all, honest and incorruptible.
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The ByTheBookCop is a stock character in [[CopShow police shows]] and crime fiction in general. They're the older (and usually whiter) cop, who believes in following the law as it is written, playing by the rules even when the criminal scum they're after does not. A stickler for procedure, the BTBC is quick to chide their rookie partner for playing fast and loose out in the streets, and when they're DaChief, you'll see them constantly threaten to [[TurnInYourBadge suspend]] the loose cannon for their impulsive heat-of-the-moment shoot-first-aask-questions-later shoot-first-ask-questions-later behavior. If they deem that the situation warrants it, they may ''bend'' the rules slightly, but they'll never go so far as to break them; they are, after all, honest and incorruptible.
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The ByTheBookCop is a stock character in [[CopShow police shows]] and crime fiction in general. He's They're the older (and usually whiter) cop, who believes in following the law as it is written, playing by the rules even when the criminal scum he's they're after does not. A stickler for procedure, the BTBC is quick to chide his their rookie partner for playing fast and loose out in the streets, and when he's they're DaChief, you'll see him them constantly threaten to [[TurnInYourBadge suspend]] the loose cannon for his their impulsive heat-of-the-moment shoot-first-ask-questions-later shoot-first-aask-questions-later behavior. If he deems they deem that the situation warrants it, he they may ''bend'' the rules slightly, but he'll they'll never go so far as to break them; he is, they are, after all, honest and incorruptible.
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* FBI example: Agent Hotchner in ''CriminalMinds''.
