CrimSavvy: The CSI Effect

The video presents a very brief treatment of the "CSI Effect." For those interested, it provides a starting point for further inquiry. The following links provide more information. It is hardly comprehensive and offers only examples of sources related to this issue.

The Internet: "7 Ways the CSI Effect is Altering Our Courtrooms (For Better and For Worse)" By Kristina Ericksen on 01/25/2017 https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/justice-studies/blog/ways-csi-effect-is-altering-our-courtrooms/

Thomas, A. P. (2006). The CSI effect: Fact or fiction. Yale LJ Pocket Part, 115, 70. https://www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/the-csi-effect-fact-or-fiction

The ‘CSI Effect’: Does It Really Exist? by Honorable Donald E. Shelton. NIJ Journal, No. 259 https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/221501.pdf

Klentz, B. A., Winters, G. M., & Chapman, J. E. (2020). The CSI Effect and the impact of DNA evidence on mock jurors and jury deliberations. Psychology, crime & law, 26(6), 552-570.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1068316X.2019.1708353

Davis, B. K., & Brooke, E. J. (2021). Making better offenders? Exploring the perception of the CSI effect among college students. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 32(4), 446-463. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10511253.2021.1912128