Community Members’ Perceptions of the CSI Effect

The CSI Effect is the notion that crime show viewing influences jurors to have unrealistic expectations of forensic evidence, which then affects their trial decisions. Analyses of popular media shows that the media portrays the effect as a real problem, and research surveying the legal community ind...

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Main Author: Hayes, Rebecca M. (Author)
Contributors: Levett, Lora M.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2013, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 216-235
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Keywords:
Crime shows
Television Viewing
Juror decision making
Cultivation theory
CSI effect