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)

  1. 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.

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