Forensic Laboratories Feel the Impact of the “CSI Effect”

recently popular topic in the general media and to some extent in the scientific literature is the “CSI effect. ” The phrase refers to the significant impact the immensely popular television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and its imitators, centered around the crime lab and the morgue, have had on the public’s perception of the forensic sciences. A literature search for information on the CSI effect resulted in few citations for medi-cal and scientific journals and abundant coverage in USA Today, Newsweek, National Geographic News, MSNBC, BBC News, and other popular media out-lets. There is no debating that shows based on crime scene investigation and the collection and processin