CSI Effect & Changes in Public Perception
In the 21st century, from the average person to the media expert or professional, people are aware of the affects media has on culture. In the late 20th century, it was very popular for experts to blame certain kinds of music and certain kinds of film and television programming for the increasing acts of violence perpetuated by youth in America and around the world. Media Studies is a respected and reputed academic discipline. Media Studies is the science by which scholars and artists prove and demonstrate the variety of ways in which media affects perception. Film, television, and media in general affect the consuming public in various ways. Film and television can open audiences to new perspectives or inspire their imaginations. Film and television also fully retain the power to affect consuming audiences and other communities in a negative or unintentionally harmful ways. The…...

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References:

Bergslien, Elisa. "Teaching to Avoid the 'CSI Effect' -- Keeping the Science in Forensic Science." Journal of Chemical Education, Volume 83, Number 5, 2006. Web:

Podlas, Kimberlianne. "The CSI Effect': Exposing the Media Myth." Fordham Intellectual Property, Media, and Entertainment Law Journal, Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 428 -- 465. University of North Carolina, Greensboro, The Berkeley Electronic Press, 2005.

Roane, Kit R. "The CSI Effect -- On TV it's all slam-dunk evidence and quick convictions. Now juries expect the same thing -- and that's a big problem." U.S. News & World Report, Web.

CSI and eality TV effects
Media has been used fro quite a long time to influence the perspective of the public. This was a major tool that was employed during the cold war to influence the perspective of nations towards the west with the view that those that inclined to the western countries enjoyed a relatively higher sense of freedom.

It is still a large debate whether the CSI and such like programs as well as the reality shows do influence the way the police conduct their daily official duties. William Nadeau Esq (2010) notes that, a significant number of police officers do watch such shows when they are off duty and in their spare time. He says that it thrills them to see a criminal being caught and even beaten up in these reality shows. This is just about all that the police and other law enforcing agents gain from such…...

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References

Veronica Stinson et.al (2007). The CSI Effect: Reflections from Police and Forensic

Investigators. The Canadian Journal of Police and Security Services. Vol.5, Issue ae Fall/Winter 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2011 from http://husky1.stmarys.ca/~mpatry/Stinsonetal07.pdf

William Nadeau Esq (2010). Do TV police dramas affect the way real police and criminals operate? . Retrieved November 17, 2011 from  http://www.helium.com/items/1720577-police-dramma-influence-rules

CSI Effect
The American justice system today is set up in such a way that no criminal can be convicted if reasonable doubt exists regarding the crime. This is particularly important when considering severe crimes such as murder or grand theft. A recent phenomenon that has created a stir in courtrooms, and especially among prosecutors, is the so-called "CSI Effect," which means that a public constantly bombarded by shows such as CSI and the like tend to harbor unrealistic expectations about evidence presented in criminal cases. Furthermore, these same viewers tend to acquit criminals that should be charged for their crimes. In this regard, Donald Shelton's article, "The CSI Effect: Does it really exist?" highlights several important elements, the most important of which is that there have not been any academic studies to investigate the severity of this concern. Furthermore, the article suggests that, while the CSI effect itself is unlikely…...

CSI Effect and Public Perception
Forensic Science

Forensic science is an umbrella term that includes a number of techniques designed to answer scientific questions within a legal environment. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries this may include the collection of trace elements from a crime scene, analysis and reconstruction of bones and/or faces, use of teeth to identify remains, crime scene analysis and one of the most popular for the media -- DNA typing. Essentially, forensics is a discipline which uses standardized techniques to pull apart an event, analyze what happened, and find a more accurate conclusion to the data analysis than just witness testimony. For centuries, lacking even rudimentary techniques like fingerprinting or blood type analysis, the legal system relied on confessions and witness testimony. We may turn to Ancient Greece for one of the first recorded examples of a type of forensic inquiry. In the anecdote of Archimedes…...

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Archimedes' Principle. (2004, January). Retrieved from Physics.Weber.edu:  http://www.physics.weber.edu/carroll/Archimedes/principle.htm 

Police Chief Criticizes Forensic Courses. (2003, December 10). Retrieved from BBC News:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/3307089.stm 

Barak, G. (2007). Battleground: criminal justice. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Bible, S. (June 14, 2012). CSI Crime Scene is the most Watched TV Show. TV By the Numbers. Retrieved from:  http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/14/csi-crime-scene-investigation-is-the-most-watched-show-in-the-world-2/138212/

CSI, and its offshoots, CSI: Miami, and CSI: New York are popular American television dramas. The premier of the show was in 2000, and since then, interest in forensics, forensic science, and criminal justice in general has increased noticeably. The effects are evident not only in the United States, but also in other countries. In one university in the United Kingdom, forensic science is now the number one major on campus with 400 students enrolled -- up from just four in 1999, which is the year prior to the airing of the first CSI episode. Clearly, the media is having a major impact on the ways the general public perceives crime, crime investigations, and the procedures of criminal justice.
In the television show, there are a lot of different characters who play different roles in the Las Vegas Police Department. None of the main characters are police officers or lawyers, or…...

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References

Gildea, J. (n.d.). America falls for the 'CSI Effect'" The Daily Cardinal. Retrieved online:  http://truthinjustice.org/CSI-effect.htm 

Layton, J. (n.d.). How Crime Scene Investigation Works. Retrieved online:  http://science.howstuffworks.com/csi6.htm 

Podlas, K. (2007). The 'CSI Effect' and other forensic fictions. 27 Loy. L.A. Ent. L. Rev. 87 (2006-2007)

Reagan, B. (2009). CSI myths: The shaky science behind forensics. Popular Mechanics. Dec 17, 2009. Retrieved online:  http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a4535/4325774/

Baldwin (2006) outlines the two major paths by which a person can become a crime scene investigator either through law enforcement or as a civilian. Approaching CSI work as a law enforcement official provides increased job prospects, notes Baldwin (2006) because few law enforcement agencies need full-time civilian crime scene specialists. Still, the wide range of CSI positions means that either civilian or law enforcement crime scene investigators will be called on to help solve crimes. As Layton (nd) points out, no two crime scenes are alike. Therefore, no two crime scenes demand the same approach using the same array of CSI specialists.

Crime scene investigation is not limited to murders. All types of crimes ranging from simple property crime or robberies to aggravated assault to rape are all scenes that demand the presence of crime scene investigators. As Baldwin points out in an autobiographical account of the life of a…...

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References

Baldwin, H.B. (nd). "Becoming a Crime Scene Investigator." Retrieved Feb 27, 2008 at  http://www.feinc.net/csi.htm 

Baldwin, H.B. (nd). Crime scene processing protocol. Retrieved Feb 27, 2008 from v

Baldwin, H.B. (2006). How to become a CSI. International Crime Scene Investigators Association. Retrieved Feb 27, 2008 at  http://www.icsia.org/faq.html 

Becoming a Crime Scene Investigator." (2008). Retrieved Feb 27, 2008 at  

CSI Effect in Criminal Forensics
It has long been suspected that the scenes, stories and situations people are exposed to through the medium of television can eventually distort their view of reality. Phenomena such as the desensitization to violence exhibited by children who watch hours of cartoon combat daily, or the shifting sense of body image experienced by women who only see slim, attractive models on screen serve to confirm the suspicion that television can alter one's perception of the real world. Although these effects are undoubtedly disconcerting on a personal level, another consequence of televised media's pervasiveness in modern society has recently emerged, and with it a series of serious implications for the criminal justice system. Dubbed the "CSI Effect" by increasingly incredulous prosecuting attorneys across America, a disturbing trend has developed within courtrooms in all corners of the country. According to proponents of the CSI Effect, Americans serving…...

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References

McRoberts, F., Mills, S., & Possley, M. (2005, June 05). Fact or fiction? The jury is still out on the csi effect; a tv-inspired interest in forensics has left the courtroom vulnerable to junk science. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from  http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-06 -

05/news/0506050003_1_csi-effect-forensic-jurors

Schweitzer, N.J., & Saks, M.J. (2006). The CSI Effect: Popular Fiction about Forensic Science

Affects the Public's Expectations about Real Forensic Science. Jurimetrics, 47, 357.

Blood evidence collection and sampling has always been an important topic. The subject has been idealized and glamorized by entertainment shows like CSI and others. However, the field is not as easy and basic as it may seem and the field is indeed complex and a large amount of work that absolutely has to be done right the first time so as to preserve convictions and other legal events or standards. The attached documents will look into scholarly articles relating to blood sample evidence and the field at large. What the data means for the wider criminal justice and scientific communities will also be summarized.
Blood Evidence

Blood evidence has become more and more of a prominent facet of crime investigations that in any way involved blood. This can include the form of blood splatter patterns, whose blood is where in general, how blood does or does not place people at the…...

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References

Becue, A.A., Moret, S.S., Champod, C.C., & Margot, P.P. (2011). Use of stains to detect fingermarks. Biotechnic & Histochemistry, 86(3), 140-160.

doi:10.3109/10520290903462838

Giardino, E., & Drake, S. (2010). Blood Secrets: Chronicles of a Crime Scene

Reconstructionist. On The Edge, 16(3), 1.

The may differ considerably. In fact smaller agencies may not require a degree, while a degree will usually be required with larger metropolitan agencies. (How to become a CSI)
Conclusion

In conclusion, a central aspect that research into this field reveals is that Crime Scene investigation differs considerably from the popular media presentations. CSI is a complex sector of criminal law enforcement and is characterized by the input form various specializations and disciplines. It is also usually a very time-consuming process. The CSI officer or team have to be extremely competent in terms of communication, liaison and organization in order to successfully coordinate these various specializations and provide insight and knowledge into the actual events surrounding the crime scene.

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Horswell, J. (2004). The Practice of Crime Scene Investigation. oca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Retrieved September 3, 2008, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108726208

Horswell, J., & Fowler,…...

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Horswell, J. (2004). The Practice of Crime Scene Investigation. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Retrieved September 3, 2008, from Questia database:  http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108726208 

Horswell, J., & Fowler, C. (2004). Associative Evidence - the Locard Exchange Principle. In the Practice of Crime Scene Investigation (pp. 45-55). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Retrieved September 3, 2008, from Questia database:  http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108726282 

How to become a CSI. The International Crime Scene Investigators Association. Retrieved September 3, 2008, at  http://www.icsia.org/faq.html

Social Issues (CSI) topic that was selected by the author. That topic, to be specific, is the impact of immigration from Mexico on women in the United States including implications related to the Mexican border crossing as well as the women's justice center. The impacts to women are multi-dimensional and actually end up impacting both citizens of the United States as well as the legal and illegal immigrants that come to the United States either from or through Mexico.
As noted in the introduction, the impacts to women as it relates to immigration at the Mexican border are very multi-dimensional and are actually quite disparate and similar at the same time depending on how one looks at it. Legal and illegal immigrant women face challenges because they often come across the border with their partner and/or their children. Other times, they cohabitate or even marry an American spouse and have…...

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CSAC. (2013, July 30). California Dream Act. CSAC California Student Aid Commission. Retrieved July 30, 2013, from  http://www.csac.ca.gov/dream_act.asp 

Mascaro, L. (2013, July 23). House GOP reconsiders Dream Act idea for young immigrants - latimes.com. Los Angeles Times - California, national and world news - latimes.com. Retrieved July 30, 2013, from  http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-immigration-kids-20130724,0,1230382.story

crime scenes in this case. What are they?
The first scene can be called the trap and stop scene, starting from the point at which the raiders driving the car with the faulty light lured the lorry into slowing down by posing as a party in need of help. When the lorry slowed, the drivers of the 4x4 cut off the lorry and purposely caused the accident and the full stop. At this point, the lorry itself becomes a primary crime scene both in terms of the assault and later, during the hijacking and larceny.

The second scene takes place in the field as Philip and Alison are separated and kidnapped. There are actually three fields of evidence and thus three individual crimes scenes under the same rubric: the 4x4, the vehicle with the broken taillight, and the exterior surrounding areas. Philip was placed in the 4x4 and Alison in the…...

Television and film script writers have gained from crime and courtroom proceedings for many years. The use of the courtroom as a drama channel has significantly changed in the recent years among media options. The use of the courtroom as the basic source of drama action among these media houses has increased and changed focus from sheer creative imagination to real life cases. Indeed, many courtroom dramas today are based on real life cases. There is an increasing thin line between reality and drama. TV shows such as American Justice, 48 hours Mystery and Dateline NBC present dramas that are based on real life cases, with heavy editing and incorporating narration for the dramatic effect, of the original details but the storyline is retained. Irrespective of the nature; whether the courtroom dramas are pure fiction or edited versions of the real, most courtroom dramas today make use of new science…...

CSI Profile: Investigating the Crime Scene
Given the proximity of the time of death to the neighbor's call, a 'hot search' would be deployed. This means that the search would be conducted with the assumption that the perpetrator of the crime might still be on the premises. Although there was no information or eyewitness accounts about the individual possibly lurking in the bushes or lingering in the area, the possibility that he (or she) might still be presents warrants caution ("Crime scene search and processing," 2015). Once it has been determined the scene is safe, then the investigators can begin to take the necessary photographs. "Photographs should be taken as soon as possible, to depict the scene as it is observed before anything is handled, moved, or initiated into the scene" ("Crime scene search and processing," 2015).

The first photographs involve panoramic-type shots of the whole crime scene ("Snapping up the evidence,"…...

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Crime scene response for police officer. (2006). Police Magazine. Retrieved from:

 http://www.policemag.com/channel/patrol/articles/2006/01/crime-scene-response-for-the-patrol-officer.aspx 

Crime scene search and processing. (2015). Texas Association of Police Explorers. Retrieved from:  http://www.co.wise.tx.us/constable/Downloads/Crime%20Scene%20Search%20and%20Processing.pdf 

Schiro, G. (2015). Collection and preservation of evidence. Crime Scene Investigator.

This places a significant burden upon the labs and the forensic experts that prosecutors depend on to produce forensic evidence. The article explains that there is a serious problem associated with crime lab ethics, which has been heightened in recent years. The article asserts that many crime labs have been cited for sloppy procedures and producing erroneous evidence (Morrison and Roane, 2005). The fact that crime labs are not required to be accredited adds to the problem because there are not any standard procedures that govern the management of the labs. Under new laws all federally funded crime labs will have to be accredited by 2006 but currently 30% of the federally funded crime labs do not have any accredidation (Morrison and Roane, 2005).
The article also reports that many experts such as crime lab technicians, coroners, forensic anthropologists and police chemists have been fired for presenting erroneous evidence in…...

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Works Cited

Botluk, D., Mitchell B. 2005. "Getting a Grip on the 'CSI Effect': The National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law at Stetson University College of Law.  http://www.llrx.com/features/csieffect.htm 

Morrison D., Roane K.R. (2005) The CSI Effect.. U.S. News. Retrieved August 13 at http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/050425/25csi.htm

Prosecutors feel the CSI Effect. February 10, 2005. Retrieved August 13 at  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/10/eveningnews/main670360.shtml 

Rincon, P. (2005). CSI shows give "unrealistic view." BBC News. Retrieved August 13 at  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4284335.stm

DNC Forensics Workgroup Planning
It is the duty of this committee to set up sufficient security and forensic measures, while still ensuring "that the event continues safely and at the same time respect Constitutional rights, including freedom of speech and assembly" (Connors, 2007). Because of the highly controversy own nature of politics in the United States today, this will be a calculated effort. Undoubtedly, there will be issues with law enforcement dealing with protesters. The forensics task force must then be fully equipped to investigate any crimes committed sufficiently to produce evidence that can convict individuals later in a court of law.

To get started, it is important to understand what agencies are per feeding and how they will need to contribute their services at the time of the event. For planning purposes, it is important to set these responsibilities as early as possible to ensure that those responsible for early action…...

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We would start this essay by looking at the Department of State’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.  Looking at that list is a great way to identify transnational terrorist groups.  Working from those groups, you could the identify a transnational group that is linked to a domestic terrorist group.  The County Reports on Terrorism also reveal how international terrorist groups work and can provide some insight into their ties to domestic organizations.  Working this way may be important for the integrity of your research because the designation of groups as domestic terrorist groups changed....

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Title and its Relation to Role in Criminal Investigations

In the intricate realm of criminal investigations, the designation of an investigator's title holds significant implications for their authority, responsibilities, and the scope of their investigations. The title reflects the level of expertise, experience, and authority bestowed upon the investigator, outlining their specific role within the investigative process.

Hierarchy and Authority

Investigative titles are often hierarchical, indicating the investigator's position within the organizational structure of the law enforcement agency. Senior investigators, such as detectives or Special Agents, typically possess higher ranks and command greater authority. They may supervise teams of junior investigators, assign cases,....