''Southern Justice'' is a

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series that 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 the government or other social institutions who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms gove ...

personnel in

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and

Sullivan County, Tennessee Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee on its northeast border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,163. Its county seat is Blountville. Sullivan County is part of the Kingsport–Bristol TN-VA Metro ...

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 ''Kentucky Justice'' is a reality television series which followed the activities and exploits of the Harlan County Sheriff's department, in eastern Kentucky, from 2013 to 2014. The series was produced by the National Geographic Channel and aired ...

'' aired in 2013.

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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