Representations of forensics on the popular CBS television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation are frequently criticized as unrealistic, but the depictions “are meaningful and should not be easily ...

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Does watching the work of fictional forensic investigators on TV influence viewers? There is a belief that this is the case and that the consequences of people watching shows such as the American ...

For James Jabbour, who has worked in law enforcement for 24 years, investigating sexual assaults, murders and robberies is all in a day's work. And when the police inspector teaches his Ex College ...

Arizona Department of Corrections officers stumbled upon a dirty syringe in a cell with a note signed by "Jimbo," and tracked him down. Sure enough, "Jimbo" had a fresh red mark on his arm and ...

Maryland’s top court excused lawyers who failed to object to judges telling jurors the state need not present DNA evidence to prove guilt before a 2010 ruling. This expectation of jurors has been ...

Although America's modern fixation on high-profile crimes and courtroom drama is at least decades old, criminal defense attorneys and jury consultants say the influx of streamable true-crime content ...

Maryland’s top court has excused defense attorneys who failed to object to judges telling prospective or sitting jurors that prosecutors need not present scientific evidence to prove guilt before the ...

We’ve talked a lot about the "CSI Effect" in What Remains. Crime scene techs on popular TV shows use some magical scientific technology that doesn’t really exist to solve cases in less than an hour.