TY - JOUR
T1 - Reality, fantasy and the truth about CSI effects
AU - Goodman-Delahunty, Jane
AU - Verbrugge, Hielkje
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = In-Psych. ISSNs: 1441-8754;
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Recently, in courts around the world, concerns have proliferated about 'CSI effects'. In a nutshell, the issue is whether frequent viewing of popular crime television shows, such as Crime Scene Investigations (CSI), influences legal decisions. Forensic scientists have complained that the scientific analyses used for testing in CSI shows are partly nonexistent and deliver a picture of forensic work that is too glamorous, streamlined and racy (Cole & Dioso-Villa, 2007). Particular concerns revolve around the fear that jurors' expectations about forensic science and police procedures are shaped by portrayals in fictional crime shows and that this affects the rights of defendants and crime victims (Tyler, 2006).
AB - Recently, in courts around the world, concerns have proliferated about 'CSI effects'. In a nutshell, the issue is whether frequent viewing of popular crime television shows, such as Crime Scene Investigations (CSI), influences legal decisions. Forensic scientists have complained that the scientific analyses used for testing in CSI shows are partly nonexistent and deliver a picture of forensic work that is too glamorous, streamlined and racy (Cole & Dioso-Villa, 2007). Particular concerns revolve around the fear that jurors' expectations about forensic science and police procedures are shaped by portrayals in fictional crime shows and that this affects the rights of defendants and crime victims (Tyler, 2006).
KW - CSI effect
KW - Forensic science
KW - Juries
M3 - Article
SN - 1441-8754
VL - 32
SP - 18
EP - 19
JO - In-Psych
JF - In-Psych
IS - 4
ER -