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The first spin-off of the ''[[Law and& Order]]'' franchise. Like the original, the show features detectives investigating crimes and attorneys prosecuting the offenders. Changes in scene are marked by black screens stating the place and date, as well as the [[Series Franchise|franchise]]'s trademark "chung chung" noise. However, ''SVU'' focuses more on the detectives and less on the attorneys, whereas the original show usually shifts from the investigation to the prosecution at the halfway point.

''SVU'' has included since its beginning characters from two other shows: Capt. Cragen from the original ''[[Law and Order]]'' and [[John Munch|Det./Sgt. Munch]] from ''[[Homicide]]''. There have been numerous [[Crossover]] events with the other ''[[Law and& Order]]'' shows.

''SVU'' was retooled between the first and second seasons. The first season featured more of the characters' private lives, random courtroom scenes unrelated to the episodes' primary cases, and much brighter lit squadroom scenes. Also, there were several recurring Assistant DA's instead of a regular character serving that function. Some early episodes did not feature a trial portion at all. At the start of the second season, ADA Cabot was assigned to the unit and the show began to more closely resemble the original ''[[Law and& Order]]'' series.