C.S.I – Myth vs. Reality

Jennifer Weaver L. Leggo constabulary Monday April 19, 2010 C. S. I Myth vs. Reality Crime Scene Investigation is a series that followers investigators that use evidence to solve murders. The fate is rattling popular due to its courageous matter and popular characters. However, despite CSIs popularity it has been heavily criticized for realism to actual abomination firmness of purpose. CSI portrays an inaccurate, to say the least, image of how police force solve crimes. To begin with, CSI has depicted many manifestations to people who watch it. cardinal main things noticed in the episode watched are the myth of crime scene investigating and DNA testing.The show does a really well-behaved job hollywooding the field of forensic science. One clear myth of the show is its characters and how attractive they are. Forensic scientists are more likely to interpret like fat men with glasses rather than sexy women who bring away camisoles to a crime scene, as seen in the show. In ad dition, the show depicts solving a case as belatedly and not time consuming, when in reality the majority of these cases would take months or even years to solve. Moreover, when assembling evidence and DNA in the show, it shows DNA results returning in a matter or hours when it would normally take years.This false interpretation contributes to viewers manifestation of DNA testing in real cases thinking that its an easy process. The only reality of the show found was when one of the investigators collected a finger print, however, even that was glamorized because a print would never come out so clear, as it did in the show. Overall, the show itself is a good show, it is rattling entertaining, from its graphics to the acting, however, its realism is non-existent and it exemplifies the forensic field falsely.