# Police Are Useless A common mystery trope where official police are portrayed as incompetent, slow, skeptical, or focused on the wrong track, thus forcing the amateur protagonist to solve the case. **Found in:** - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) - [02 - Don't Call Me Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/02%20-%20Don't%20Call%20Me%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- # La Polizia è Incompetente Un tropo comune nei mistery dove la polizia ufficiale è ritratta come incompetente, lenta, scettica o concentrata sulla pista sbagliata, costringendo così il protagonista dilettante a risolvere il caso. **Presente in:** - [01 - Dieci cose che ho imparato da Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ITALIANO/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Dieci%20cose%20che%20ho%20imparato%20da%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) - [01 - L'Imprevedibile Piano della Scrittrice Senza Nome](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ITALIANO/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20L'Imprevedibile%20Piano%20della%20Scrittrice%20Senza%20Nome.md) - [02 - Non chiamatemi Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ITALIANO/Guerra,%20Alice/02%20-%20Non%20chiamatemi%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md)