Today’s Wisconsin State Journal has an interesting article about ‘The CSI Effect’ on Real Juries.
… Among some prospective jurors, the popularity of TV shows that make heroes out of forensic scientists has produced a spinoff of its own: Authorities have dubbed it “the CSI effect.”
The script for this phenomenon, written by prosecutors across the country and repeated by news media in recent months, is simple and compelling: Having watched hour after hour of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and other legal dramas, jurors nationwide are demanding forensic evidence and acquitting defendants when prosecutors don’t deliver.
The article also includes comments about TV has influenced Dane County juries.