A glance at the current issue of Crime, Media, Culture: A case for studying the “CSI effect”Representations of forensics on the popular CBS television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation are ...

The "CSI effect" is a term that legal authorities and the mass media have coined to describe a supposed influence that watching the television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has on juror behavior ...

"Shows like 'CSI' have made all forensic fields extremely popular; it is the 'CSI' effect," said Karin Jaffe, an associate professor and chairwoman of the anthropology and linguistics department ...

The ‘CSI’ Effect on the Blake Jury L.A. Times Archives March 23, 2005 12 AM PT ...

‘CSI effect’ still a key issue in jury selection, SJC rules By John R. Ellement Globe Staff,Updated January 17, 2025, 1:42 p.m.

With so many crime dramas on TV, some juries and the general public have unrealistic expectations when it comes to police work and prosecutions. For investigators, they find themselves fighting ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Does watching a lot of forensic crime TV shows like "CSI" help criminals figure out how to avoid getting caught? A new study on the issue says no.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular U.S. TV series which first hit the small screen in its home country in 2000.

This is largely ignored by CSI, he said. An additional problem with CSI, Kohr noted, is that the fictional bad guys often confess. “It just doesn’t work that way,” Kohr said.

Ohio Takes Action Against the "CSI Effect" on Juries By Nathan Koppel May 28, 2010 3:09 pm ET Share ...