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In Science We Trust: The CSI Effect & Forensic Science

Posted by The Exchange on 06/30/2011 | 0 comments

Can watching forensic-focused TV shows like CSI affect how you act as a juror? That is the question behind several studies on the so-called CSI Effect: jurors who watch CSI or other crime dramas are influenced by the shows’ exaggerated portrayal of forensic science and measure their experience (and decisions) as a juror against fictional Hollywood standards. According to the CSI Effect theory, jurors now demand scientific evidence in criminal trials and without such evidence, are less likely to convict. 

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Follow the Evidence

Posted by The Exchange on 05/28/2009 | 0 comments

The hit TV series C.S.I. coined the catchphrase "follow the evidence," and its popularity helped significantly boost the number of young people keen on studying forensics as a career. But a report by the National Academy of Sciences released earlier this year concluded it was time to put a bit more science in forensic science. (h/t: 3 Quarks Daily)

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