''Southern Justice'' is a reality based television series which follows the activities and exploits of two southern

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s in the

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of the southern

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. These departments are the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office in Northeast Tennessee and the Ashe County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina. The series was first aired in 2014 under production from the

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and has aired for three seasons. The show was produced by the Weinstein Company and Electus.

Theme

The series follows

law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. The term en ...

personnel in

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and

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as police battle various crimes such as

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, car theft, and (overwhelmingly)

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. The series follows relatively the same format as other police reality shows, such as '' Cops'', by featuring three or four investigated crimes, usually half of which are "fast paced" involving a tense arrest or apprehending a fleeing suspect, while the additional segments focus on a longer investigation over several days or weeks. A similar show '' Kentucky Justice'' aired in 2013.

References

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External links

Southern Justice on the NGC
* https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3408862
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3823972
Documentary television series about policing Appalachia {{US-reality-tv-stub