http://defensology.com/2005/11/01/the-csi-effect/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:05:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://defensology.com/2005/11/01/the-csi-effect/#comment-677 Wed, 03 May 2006 17:44:17 +0000 http://defensology.com/2005/11/01/the-csi-effect/#comment-677 [...] There were many good reasons for the verdict (e.g., my client was innocent), but any time you pit the word of the defendant and his cohorts against the sworn testimony of multiple police officers, you’re on very thin ice. I can’t help thinking that this case illustrates a variant of the CSI Effect I’ve written about in the past. There’s really no excuse to see prosecutions failing to utilize available technology to make their case. When they fail to produce such evidence, they do so at their peril. [...] […] There were many good reasons for the verdict (e.g., my client was innocent), but any time you pit the word of the defendant and his cohorts against the sworn testimony of multiple police officers, you’re on very thin ice. I can’t help thinking that this case illustrates a variant of the CSI Effect I’ve written about in the past. There’s really no excuse to see prosecutions failing to utilize available technology to make their case. When they fail to produce such evidence, they do so at their peril. […]

]]> http://defensology.com/2005/11/01/the-csi-effect/#comment-120 Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:23:42 +0000 http://defensology.com/2005/11/01/the-csi-effect/#comment-120 [...] I’ve talked about it here and seen it in action in my own practice. The “CSI Effect” is entrenching itself into mainstream public perceptions of the criminal process. With DNA exonerations becoming as newsworthy as tomorrow’s weather, and the utter saturation of crimeshow television, public expectations have set the technology bar high: if you don’t have DNA evidence, something must be wrong. [...] […] I’ve talked about it here and seen it in action in my own practice. The “CSI Effect” is entrenching itself into mainstream public perceptions of the criminal process. With DNA exonerations becoming as newsworthy as tomorrow’s weather, and the utter saturation of crimeshow television, public expectations have set the technology bar high: if you don’t have DNA evidence, something must be wrong. […]

]]> http://defensology.com/2005/11/01/the-csi-effect/#comment-16 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 18:57:10 +0000 http://defensology.com/2005/11/01/the-csi-effect/#comment-16 [...] I’ve commented before on the so-called “CSI Effect” and how the public’s infatuation with crime show reality TV is raising awareness in the jury pool regarding forensic sciences. It appears that the effect is extending to the judiciary now as they become increasingly more aware that competent expert testimony requires more than a resume and an impressive witness. There’s actually, you know, some actual science that needs to happen. (sound of hand slapping forehead) [...] […] I’ve commented before on the so-called “CSI Effect” and how the public’s infatuation with crime show reality TV is raising awareness in the jury pool regarding forensic sciences. It appears that the effect is extending to the judiciary now as they become increasingly more aware that competent expert testimony requires more than a resume and an impressive witness. There’s actually, you know, some actual science that needs to happen. (sound of hand slapping forehead) […]

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