Editing Forensic science (section)

==Media impact==
Real-life crime scene investigators and forensic scientists warn that popular television shows do not give a realistic picture of the work, often wildly distorting its nature, and exaggerating the ease, speed, effectiveness, drama, glamour, influence and comfort level of their jobs—which they describe as far more mundane, tedious and boring.<ref name="how_accurate">Flavin, Brianna (quoting Brian McKenna, retired police Lieutenant and Crime Scene Investigator), [http://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/justice-studies/blog/crime-show-myths-debunked-forensic-experts-tell-what-life-is-real/ "How Accurate are Crime Shows on TV? Debunking 7 Common Myths,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531013821/http://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/justice-studies/blog/crime-show-myths-debunked-forensic-experts-tell-what-life-is-real/ |date=31 May 2017 }}  7 February 2017, ''Blog,'' School of Justice Studies, Rasmussen College, Inc., Oak Brook, IL, retrieved 31 May 2017</ref><ref name="accurate_psu">Stanton, Dawn (quoting Robert Shaler, Ph.D., prof. of biochemistry and molecular biology, dir., forensic science program, [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn. State Univ.]] formerly at Pittsburgh Crime Laboratory, New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, and Lifecodes Corp (nation's first forensic DNA laboratory)), [http://news.psu.edu/story/141207/2009/11/10/research/probing-question-forensic-science-tv-accurate "Probing Question: Is forensic science on TV accurate?,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206154407/http://news.psu.edu/story/141207/2009/11/10/research/probing-question-forensic-science-tv-accurate |date=6 December 2016 }}  10 November 2009, Eberly College of Science, [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn. State Univ.]], retrieved 31 May 2017</ref>

Some claim these modern TV shows have changed individuals' expectations of forensic science, sometimes unrealistically—an influence termed the "[[CSI effect]]".<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 = 56|issue = S1|pages = S63–S71  |date=January 2011| doi = 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01621.x| pmid = 21155799
| s2cid = 21221066
}}</ref><ref name="alldredge">Alldredge, John [http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/themis/vol3/iss1/6 "The 'CSI Effect' and Its Potential Impact on Juror Decisions,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902080912/http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/themis/vol3/iss1/6/ |date=2 September 2016 }} (2015) ''Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science'': Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 6., retrieved 31 May 2017</ref>

Further, research has suggested that public misperceptions about criminal forensics can create, in the mind of a [[juror]], unrealistic expectations of forensic evidence—which they expect to see before convicting—implicitly biasing the juror towards the defendant. Citing the "CSI effect," at least one researcher has suggested screening jurors for their level of influence from such TV programs.<ref name="alldredge" />

Further, [https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3788&context=etd_all research] has shown that [[newspaper]] media has been found to shape readers general knowledge and perceptions of science and technology in a rather positive way. It could lead to support of it due to the interest readers may obtain and seek further knowledge on the topic.