The Alessandra Stanley Watch: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Morgue Search
"Since it began in 2001, 'Criminal Intent' has showcased Mr. D'Onofrio as the maddeningly sensitive, eccentric Detective Goren. The series is structured differently from the original or its sex crimes spinoff, 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.' The focus does not shift to the prosecutors partway through."
— Alessandra Stanley, "A 'Law & Order' Spinoff Acquires Some Reinforcements," NYT, Nov. 11, 2005
"Now there is a crackling-sharp spinoff, 'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.'... The spinoff includes only detectives' work on a crime, not lawyers'."
— Caryn James, "Sex Crimes Featured in Spinoff of Top Series," NYT, Sept. 20, 1999