
            Based out of the New York City Police Department's 16th precinct in Manhattan, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit delves into the dark side of the New York underworld as the detectives of a new elite force, the Special Victims Unit (SVU for short), investigate and prosecute various sexually oriented crimes including rape, pedophilia, and domestic violence.They also investigate the abuses of children, the disabled and elderly victims of non-sexual crimes who may require special handling, all while trying to balance the effects of the investigation on their own personal lives. Its stories also touch on the political and societal issues associated with gender identity, sexual preferences, and equality rights. While the victim is often murdered, this is not always the case, and victims frequently play prominent roles in episodes.The unit also works with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office Sex Crimes Bureau as they prosecute cases and seek justice for SVU's victims and survivors with precision and a passion to win and bring closure to the intense investigations. The series often uses stories that are "ripped from the headlines" or based on real crimes. Such episodes take a real crime and fictionalize it by changing some details.Originally the show focused around the detective pairings of Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), as well as John Munch (Richard Belzer) and Brian Cassidy (Dean Winters). Stabler is a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all and tries his best to protect his family from the horrors he sees every day. His partner Benson's difficult past as the child of a rape victim is the reason she joined the unit.Whilst Munch is a transfer from Baltimore's homicide unit, who brings his acerbic wit, conspiracy theories, and street-honed investigative skills and Cassidy is young and eager to learn from his fellow detectives.These two detective teams often received support from Detectives Monique Jeffries (Michelle Hurd) and Ken Briscoe (Chris Orbach). However, when Cassidy transferred to Narcotics after just thirteen episodes, Jeffries was then partnered with Munch for the remainder of Season One and Briscoe was eventually phased out. At the beginning of season two, Munch was then permanently partnered with Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-T), whose unique yet sometimes vulgar sense of humor and investigative experience make him a formidable match for Munch.In season 13, cast changes were made to the detective teams after Stabler left in the season twelve finale. Detectives Nick Amaro and Amanda Rollins joined the team filling the void left by Stabler. Amaro brings empathy to his cases while dealing with a stressful home life, while Rollins' dogged persistence and instincts help her close cases, but her secrets could derail her career. In Season 16 Detective Dominick "Sonny" Carisi (Peter Scanavino) replaced Amaro and brought a fresh outlook and distinctive style of investigation to the squad and was training to be a lawyer.These detectives were supervised by veteran Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek) who oversaw the team for seasons 1-15. Cragen's tough-but-supportive approach to the team's complex cases guides the squad through the challenges they face every day. When Cragen retired Benson took his place as a Lieutenant then Captain of SVUAlso on the team's payroll is former FBI Special Agent Dr. George Huang (BD Wong) and Medical Examiner Dr. Melinda Warner (Tamara Tunie). As the resident psychiatrist for the Special Victims Unit, Huang helps keep the officers sane in a field that could drive ordinary people mad. He has also served as the squad's resident criminal profiler, and his insights into the criminal mind have often helped the officers to crack the toughest perps, while Warner has become an integral part of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit, and her personal skills have contributed to the unit's high success rate in closing cases.The Special Victims Unit did not receive a full-time assistant district attorney until season two when Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March) was assigned to work with the detectives. After Cabot's departure in season five, she was replaced by Casey Novak (Diane Neal), who remained as the ADA until the end of season nine. Kim Greylek (Michaela McManus) became the permanent ADA in the season ten premiere until Cabot made a return midway through that season when Greylek departed. Cabot remained the ADA through the second half of season eleven. After Cabot's departure, the ADA void was filled by Sonya Paxton (Christine Lahti) and Jo Marlowe (Sharon Stone) until the conclusion of season eleven. Gillian Hardwicke served as the SVU ADA during season twelve. In season thirteen, both Cabot and Novak returned as ADAs. From the beginning of season fourteen, ADA Rafael Barba (Raúl Esparza) was SVU's prosecutor, until leaving halfway through season nineteen. Chicago Justice's Peter Stone became SVU's ADA after Chicago Justice was canceled after only one season. In the season 21 premiere, Carisi eventually became the SVU's ADA after finally passing the bar and becoming a lawyer.
    

BD Wong

Ice-T

Richard Belzer

Mariska Hargitay

Christopher Meloni

Dann Florek

Tamara Tunie

Kelli Giddish

Peter Scanavino

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