FSC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Voir Dire, Aaron Hernandez, Homicide
Document Summary
The csi effect is combination of effects related to unreasonable expectation. Media impacting criminal justice system & crime scene investigation. Csi first aired on oct 6, 2000. At one point had average viewing audience of 9 million people. Criminal minds, true detective, sherlock, bones, dexter, elementary . As much as 40% of science on csi does not exist. If exists, done in ways only wished were true. Other shows: cold case files, american justice, 48 hours . Highly publicized trails have also garnered public attention and drawn people into trials. Combination os effects related to unreasonable expectations. Shifting from beyond reasonable doubt to beyond any doubt . Presenting an air/appearance of invalidity in forensic science. Reducing role of human error while heightening expertise status of investigators. Degree of csi effect is not agreed upon. Consider impacts on education, court system, crime labs and scene investigation, law enforcement, criminals.
