CSI effect
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Referring to the impact of the series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on public perception of forensic science.
Noun
[edit]CSI effect (plural CSI effects)
- The phenomenon in which the exaggerated portrayal of forensic science on crime television shows influences public perception, and especially, jurors' behaviour regarding forensic evidence in criminal trials.
Further reading
[edit]- CSI effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia