The fictional forensic investigators in shows like CSI put old-time sleuths like Sherlock Holmes to shame. They can read a crime scene like it's a glossy magazine. "I think that CSI has done some ...

Prosecutors can still question possible jurors about the “CSI effect,” the theory that jury members who have watched crime-based fictional television shows are less likely to convict without forensic ...

Much of the real work of crime forensic analysis in Illinois is handled by a series of six crime labs run by the Illinois State Police. Brenda Danosky is the forensic biology/DNA program manager for ...

Law and order people call it “The CSI Effect.” We in the home audience have been so inundated with the micro-details of forensics since “CSI” changed the nature of crime stories in prime time that ...

Turn on any prime time police procedural show, and you’re likely to see tech-savvy investigators snatching up fingerprints from walls or floors illuminated with DNA under a black light. They complete ...