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Archive for the ‘CSI Effect’ Category

July 28th, 2007

A police officer in Anchorage, Alaska says she has to deal with the ‘CSI effect’ of people’s perceptions due to the popular CSI TV shows.
I doubt you’ll see this little problem showing up on one of the episodes of CSI: anytime soon:
Her sergeant was getting an aerial look at the scene. He asked his […]

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July 14th, 2007

Losing Touch With Reality

I’ve been thinking recently about various forms of entertainment not being realistic. My most recent thought came after talking with some friends about Bruce Willis’ new movie “Live Free or Die Trying”. There was the scene with the jet fighter that pushed the envelope of what could really happen, and for me it was to […]

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July 6th, 2007

Judges Impacted by CSI Effect

One of the topics that’s been at the top of my consciousness lately is the whole idea of the ‘CSI effect’ and whether or not it’s a good or bad thing.
The good side is that more kids and even adults are interested in learning and hearing about the science behind DNA and evidence and trace […]

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July 6th, 2007

Real World Police Ask TV CSI: Consultant for Help

Karen Taylor, who’s consulted and served as a information resource for the producers of CSI, has now been asked for help by Chicago’s police force.
Detectives are now turning to Karen T. Taylor, a forensic artist who consults for the “CSI” TV series and more recently on the Museum of Science and Industry’s crime scene […]

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June 22nd, 2007

New CSI Location - CSI: Suffolk

Okay, not really, but Suffolk, Virginia is yet another city that’s capitalizing on the popularity of the CSI series and using that popularity to increase and improve interest in education.
Those are just some of the clues that kids participating in the Suffolk Police Department’s first CSI - that is, Crime Scene Investigation - Camp used […]

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