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    Fact Or Fiction: Investigating Whether The CSI Effect Is A Valid Concern Or Popular Myth

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    Title
    Fact Or Fiction: Investigating Whether The CSI Effect Is A Valid Concern Or Popular Myth
    Author
    Santana, Anthony
    Date
    May 2022
    Subject
    CSI effect
    scientific or forensic evidence
    crime TV shows
    criminal trials
    juror expectations
    
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13013/2667
    Abstract
    Prosecutors have attributed an increase in juror expectations and demands for more scientific evidence (i.e., DNA, fingerprints) in criminal trials to the CSI effect. They believe that TV shows like CSI have influenced juror perception of how criminal investigations are carried out and their understanding of evidence, which has resulted in higher demands for scientific evidence in the courtroom. To investigate this claim of a rise in expectations and demands for scientific evidence, this research study conducted an anonymous, self-administered, online survey consisting of 17 questions that was administered Salem State University undergraduate and graduate students from all different disciplines (n = 90). The survey collected demographic data as well as more specific information about students’ crime-based TV show (both fiction-based and reality-based) viewing habits and their demands for scientific evidence in certain cases. Comparisons were then made between viewers of fiction-based crime TV shows and reality-based crime TV shows to see if there was any significant difference regarding their expectations and demands for scientific evidence. The results indicated that both viewers of fiction-based crime TV shows and viewers of reality-based crime TV shows had very similar expectations and demands for scientific evidence in criminal trials. Therefore, the present study found no correlation between watching fiction-based crime shows and higher demands for scientific evidence as most respondents understood the inaccuracies portrayed in fiction-based TV shows.
    Advisor
    Curcio, Gina
    Department
    Criminal Justice
    Degree
    Bachelor of Science (BS)
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