What devices do soap operas/poliece dramas employ to achieve 'realism'?

How would you account for the facination that soap operas hold for such a large group?

Compare the representation of any social group of your choice in two or more different soap operas

Why does police drama continue to have such a prominent place in television schedules?

Discuss the notion that the most interesting police dramas blur the distinction between right and wrong

Why are Soaps called Soaps?

What are the main features of a soap?

What are the main differences between DIXON OF DOCK GREEN, and THE COPS

What are the main features of police drama

What are the main features that differentiate British and Australian soaps?

Straightly out of my own opinion.
1. realism in cop soaps is the mysteries,chasing the bad guy,Its acting more real.
2. I wouldn't nearly maybe half of this world watch the soaps.
3. Passion & Port Charles
4. I guess there full with action and that in.
5. Police drama are merely action & mysteries takes off some not realistes but pressure off in this world In my case I usuaslly watch for my favorite actor/actress rather then what the shows about but sometimes if that celeb were to leave I would still be watching the show.
6. Soaps are surpose to be reality TV then In some ways it still is I mean people get addicit it the shows and watch every single day Because they don't want to miss a minute of the chachter in the show It would be like watching that movie "Truman".
7. the story line. There always a story.
8. I do believe the cops are about cops and Dixon of Dock Green about who's ever in Dock Green.
8. Main futures are everything the excitement, the action, the actors/actress, How they do the acting. A lot of the stuff they do is still shocking.
9. There are not much differeces basically the accents and the surroundings.