Editing CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (section)

===''CSI'' effect===
{{Main|CSI effect}}

The "[[CSI effect|''CSI'' effect]]" is the alleged phenomenon of ''CSI'' raising crime victims' and jury members' real-world expectations of [[forensic science]], especially crime scene investigation and [[DNA testing]].<ref name=csi>N. J. Schweitzer and Michael J. Saks [https://ssrn.com/abstract=967706 The ''CSI'' Effect: Popular Fiction About Forensic Science Affects Public Expectations About Real Forensic Science.] [http://www.law.asu.edu/jurimetrics ''Jurimetrics''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002153806/http://www.law.asu.edu/Jurimetrics/ |date=October 2, 2007}}, Spring 2007</ref> This is said to have changed the way that many trials are presented today, in that prosecutors are pressured to deliver more forensic evidence in court.<ref name=csi2>Donald E. Sheldon, Young S. Kim and Gregg Barak [https://ssrn.com/abstract=958224 A Study of Juror Expectations and Demands Concerning Scientific Evidence: Does the 'CSI Effect' Exist?] ''Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law''</ref> Victims and their families are coming to expect instant answers from showcased techniques such as DNA analysis and fingerprinting, when actual forensic processing often takes days or weeks, with no guarantee of revealing a "smoking gun" for the prosecution's case. District attorneys state that the conviction rate has decreased in cases with little physical evidence, largely due to the influence of ''CSI'' on jury members.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-08-05-csi-effect_x.htm |title='CSI effect' has juries wanting more evidence|work=USA Today |date=August 5, 2004 |first=Richard |last=Willing |access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref> Some police and district attorneys have criticized the show for giving the public an inaccurate perception of how police solve crimes.

In 2006, the evidence cited in support of the supposed effect was mainly anecdotes from law enforcement personnel and prosecutors, and, allegedly, little empirical examination had been done on the effect. The one study published by then suggested that the phenomenon might be an urban myth.<ref>{{cite journal
| url = http://law2.fordham.edu/publications/articles/200flspub5906.pdf
| title = The CSI Effect: Exposing the Media Myth
| author = Podlas, Kimberlianne
| publisher = [[Fordham University School of Law]]
| journal = Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
| volume = 16
| number = 429
| pages = 429–465
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719195320/http://law2.fordham.edu/publications/articles/200flspub5906.pdf
| archive-date=July 19, 2011
}}</ref> However, 2010s research suggests that these modern TV shows do have an influence on public perceptions and expectations, and on juror behavior.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Holmgren |first1=Janne A. |last2=Fordham |first2=Judith |title=The CSI Effect and the Canadian and the Australian Jury |journal=Journal of Forensic Sciences |volume=56c |issue=S1 |pages=S63–S71 |date=January 2011 |doi=10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01621.x |pmid=21155799 |s2cid=21221066
 | issn = 0022-1198}}</ref><ref name="alldredge">Alldredge, John [http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/themis/vol3/iss1/6 "The 'CSI Effect' and Its Potential Impact on Juror Decisions"], (2015) ''Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science'': Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 6., retrieved May 31, 2017</ref> One researcher has suggested screening jurors for the level of influence that such TV programs has had.<ref name="alldredge" />