SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Homicide, Violent Cases, Year 2000 Problem
16 Oct 2017
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The csi effect changed the science of crime and expected that to spill out into the real world. Perceptions & outcomes: canadians watch 22 hrs of tv each week, has an impact, pop cultural affects outcomes and perceptions. Jury: demand collection of physical evidence, if they don"t get it they acquit, taking more time for cases to move through the system. Legal changes: ask potential jurors about their tv habits can determine if you want them on the jury. Defined: academically, unrealistic expectation the public ahs regarding forensic science and what it can accomplish form watching tv shows. Idea that science is exact and there are no human errors. Police: over collect evidence, collect on average an extra 100 pieces of evidence. Prosecutors: demand unnecessary task because the juries expect it, to get a conviction they want the best evidence.
