Crime 360

American TV series or program

Crime 360

Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	30
Production
Running time	44 minutes
Original release
Network	A&E
Release	March 6, 2008 (2008-03-06) – September 3, 2009 (2009-09-03)

Crime 360 is an American reality television show based on homicide detective units in various cities across the United States, including Richmond, Virginia; Rochester, New York; Little Rock, Arkansas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Cleveland, Ohio. The detective units in each of these cities use a Leica or a Deltasphere three-dimensional scanner to photograph the crime scene.

It is produced by BASE Productions.^[1]

Content

The show is a reality television series featuring "state-of-the-art 360-degree, digital photography and incredible CGI visualizations", according to press releases by A&E.^[2] The Leica Camera Scan Station was one such camera used on the show.^[3]

Critical reception

Barry Garron of The Hollywood Reporter gave the show a mostly negative review, stating that "there are a lot (actually, too much) of computer-generated graphics, but for the most part, this is just Cops with a community college degree."^[2] Kevin McDonough of the Daily Journal World was more positive, referring to the show as "CSI...without all of those Jerry Bruckheimer special effects".^[4]

References

^ "A&E;'s 'Crime 360' Premieres May 21 : In Depth : TVWeek - Television Industry news, TV ratings, analysis, celebrity event photos". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
^ ^a ^b Barry Garron (March 5, 2008). "Crime 360". The Hollywood Reporter. ProQuest 235405787. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
^ "'Crime 360' on the cheap". Government Video. April 2010. ProQuest 193938453. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
^ "'Cops' meets 'CSI' on 'Crime 360'". Daily Journal World. March 6, 2008. pp. Kevin McDonough. ProQuest 238756163. Retrieved May 11, 2022.