SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Constructionism, Csi Effect, Homicide
5 Dec 2016
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Perceptions & outcomes: fictionalized media essentially changed perceptions of crime and has affected crimes in real world. More likely to believe things on tv than reading, more truthful than newspapers. Csi robert blake was charged with murdering his wife. Found not guilty because jury didn"t think it was like csi show. Legal changes: ask about television habits, what do you watch, how mych do you watch. Defined: unrealistic expectations pubic has regarding forensic science can do based on watching tv, fictional stories: some technology doesn"t exist. Never assume that people could make mistakes, human error. Always able to figure out offender: job duties: Makes it appear as if everyone can do everything. Done by different people: equipment and training: That they have everything, all training equipment to do any possible tests they want, when"s that not the case, some stuff is fake on the show: tests:
