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Title: | The CSI effect at university: forensic science students’ television viewing and perceptions of ethical issues | Contributor(s): | Weaver, Roslyn (author); Salamonson, Yenna (author); Koch, Jane (author); Porter, Glenn (author) | Publication Date: | 2012-07-24 | DOI: | 10.1080/00450618.2012.691547 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27414 | Abstract: | Although the so-called ‘CSI effect’ has received attention in the literature for the influence of forensic science television on jurors’ expectations of evidence admitted into trials, less research explores the influence of such television programs on university students enrolled in forensic science degrees. This paper describes the quantitative and qualitative results of a study of forensic science students regarding the forensic-related television programs they watch, such as CSI, Bones and Dexter. We asked students to share their impressions of the accuracy, ethics, professionalism and role models in the programs. The results show that forensic science students are almost universally disparaging about the realism of these programs and have mixed impressions of how the programs portray forensic science professionalism and ethics. Most students believed that the programs gave an unrealistic representation of the profession to the public; yet students were also able to identify positive elements for recruitment and education purposes. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 44(4), p. 381-391 | Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1834-562X 0045-0618 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 160299 Criminology not elsewhere classified | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 440299 Criminology not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 169999 Other education and training not elsewhere classified | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
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