Law & Order, the longest running crime series and the second longest running drama series in the history of American broadcast television, has entered its 18th season in the beginning of January, 2008.

The show has won 1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama series. Each hour long episode starts with a prologue-
“In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important, groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.”

The first half of each show focuses on the police investigation and the second half follows the prosecution of crime in court. Detectives Joe Fontana and Edward Green under the guidance of precinct lieutenant Anita Van Buren, investigate the crime and arrest the criminals. After that the issues are taken to the Manhatten District Attorney’s office where Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy and Assistant District Attorney

Borgia discuss the crime and conduct the case in trial. Some matters are too complicated that they are rarely resolved easily. Crimes are being committed, public is suffering with agitation, investigations are very complicated, prosecutions are very much challenging and tough but even then the process of determining guilt and innocence is continue . Watch the episodes of this crime series here.