In 1962, the FBI reported a national homicide clearance rate of 93%. That rate dropped 29
points by 1994. This Great Decline has been studied and accepted as a real phenomenon …

The use of forensic entomology has become established as a global science. Recent efforts
in the field bridge multiple disciplines including, but not limited to, microbiology, chemistry …

Although police, lawyers, judges, and even some community members believe that CSI-type
shows have seriously affected the criminal justice system (termed the CSI effect), empirical …

The “CSI Effect” was first described in the media as a phenomenon resulting from viewing
forensic and crime based television shows. This effect influences jurors to have unrealistic …

Objectives Missing from the literature is an assessment of how forensic evidence,
particularly DNA evidence, is portrayed across several fictional crime dramas, rather than …

Hu and Lovrich introduce the" electronic community-oriented policing (E-COP)," concept to
explore how social media can impact police strategies on improving and maintaining police …

This study focuses on the trust that potential jurors have in unsubstantiated evidence and the
implications of such trust for legal decision-making. We examined whether participants' …

The evolution of forensic science means that the gold standard in forensic science is always
changing. The problem that ensues is that the general public, jury, lawyers and judges are …

Anecdotal claims from legal professionals suggest that jurors are increasingly expecting
DNA evidence in criminal trials, due to the popularity of crime-drama television programs …

In recent years, numerous current affairs stories on online fraud victimisation have been
broadcast on Australian television. These stories typically feature highly organised …