Good Cop/Bad Cop

English

Proper noun

Good Cop/Bad Cop

1. Alternative form of good cop bad cop.
   • 1988, Franklin W. Dixon, Dead on Target, Simon Pulse, →ISBN:

     They watched as the interrogators played “Good Cop/Bad Cop.” The one who spoke first was friendly and fair. The other was hostile and scary.

   • 2001, Julie Wray Herman, Three Dirty Women and the Bitter Brew, The Overmountain Press, →ISBN, page 40:

     Korine didn’t dignify his question with an answer. It was strange. She felt that Sudley was enjoying her discomfiture. She’d heard of policemen playing Good Cop/Bad Cop. She hoped that the Good Cop would arrive soon.

   • 2003, W.E.B. Griffin, Final Justice, Penguin, →ISBN:

     When they played Good Cop/Bad Cop, Martinez had been very effective as the frightening arm of the law, and McFadden, despite his size, as the kindly young Irishman who understood what had happened and wanted only to help.

   • 2004, David Gerrold, Tales of the Star Wolf, SFBC, →ISBN:

     “All right,” he said, turning to the first sheet of paper inside. “We’re not playing Good Cop/Bad Cop here. Do you know that game?” “Yes, sir. Some captains delegate all the unpopular orders to their exec so he can take the heat.” “Right. Well, I don’t believe in that. If an unpopular order has to be given, the captain should take responsibility for it himself. […]”

   • 2005, Sandra Carey Cody, Put Out the Light, Avalon Books, →ISBN:

     He’d somehow convinced Masoski to let her go without posting bail; in fact, she’d bypassed all the messy details that usually accompany being arrested. Why? She wondered if Goodley and Masoski were playing Good Cop/Bad Cop. She thought back over the afternoon and decided it didn’t matter what his motives were.

   • 2009, Steve Bartholomew, Chapel Perilous, NorlightsPress, →ISBN, page 71:

     Benjamin wondered if they were playing Good Cop/Bad Cop, though so far they had asked him no questions.

   • 2009, Deborah Douglas, Ripe: Harvesting the Value of Your Business, SelectBooks, Inc., →ISBN:

     The entire interplay in the Good Cop/Bad Cop game is a mechanism for setting up fronts, communicating positions, and exploring alternatives. Bad Cop defines the hard line stance, while Good Cop is the sympathetic problem solver.

   • 2016, Patrick S. Tomlinson, Trident’s Forge: Children of a Dead Earth Book Two, Watkins Media Limited, →ISBN:

     “So, what’s the game? Good Cop/Bad Cop? Double Blind? Solberman’s Gambit?” “I thought I’d just go in there and hit her until she talks,” Theresa said.