1. Resource Searched- blinkx.com
Keywords- CSI Effect
Strategies- parenthesis
Date of Search- 9/28/2011
Number of Hits- 19
Relevence- 5
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
RJA #6b: Social Media
1. Resource Searched- Google Blog Search
Keywords- csi effect
Strategies- parenthesis
Date of Search- 09/28/2011
Number of Hits- 25,700
Relevence- 4
2. Resource Searched- Spezify
Keywords- csi effect
Strategies- parenthesis, just text
Date of Search- 09/28/2011
Number of Hits- 30
Relevence- 4
3. Resource Searched- Blog Pulse
Keywords- csi effect
Strategies- parenthesis
Date of Search- 09/28/2011
Number of Hits- 143
Relevence- 4
RJA #6a: Websites
1. Resource Searched- Zakta
Keywords- csi effect
Strategies- parenthesis
Date of Search- 09/28/2011
Number of Hits- 286,000
Relevence- 4
2. Resource Searched- qksearch
Keywords- csi effect
Strategies- parenthesis
Date of Search- 09/28/2011
Number of Hits- 29
Relevence- 4
3. Resource Searched- Findelio
Keywords- csi effect
Strategies- parenthesis
Date of Search- 09/28/2011
Number of Hits- 607
Relevence- 4
4. Resource Searched- IncyWincy
Keywords- csi effect courtroom
Strategies- parenthesis, AND
Date of Search- 09/28/2011
Number of Hits- 3
Relevence- 4
Sunday, September 25, 2011
RJA #5c: Periodical Articles
1. Author- Marcia A. Mardis
Title of Article- Its Not Just WHODUNNIT, but How
Date- Sept/Oct 2006
Resource Searched- Academic Search Premier
Keywords- csi effect
Strategies- parenthesis
Date of Search- 09/26/2011
Number of Hits- 23
Relevance- 4
2. Author- Young S. Kim, Gregg Barak, Donald E. Shelton
Title of Article- Examining the "CSI-effect" in the cases of circumstantial evidence and eye witness testimony
Date- Sept. 2009
Resource Searched- Academic Search Premier
Keywords- csi effect
Strategies- parenthesis
Date of Search- 09/26/2011
Number of Hits- 23
Relevance- 4
3. Author- Dante E. Mancini
Title of Article- The CSI Effect Reconsidered: Is It Moderated by Need for Cognition?
Date- 2011
Resource Searched- Academic Search Premier
Keywords- csi effect
Strategies- parenthesis
Date of Search- 09/26/2011
Number of Hits- 23
Relevance- 4
4. Author- Chandler Harriss
Title of Article- The Evidence Doesn't Lie: Genre Literacy and the CSI Effect
Date- Spring 2011
Resource Searched- Academic Search Premier
Keywords- "csi effect"
Strategies- parenthesis
Date of Search- 09/26/2011
Number of Hits- 23
Relevance- 4
RJA #5b: Books
1. Author- Katherine Ramsland
Title- The CSI Effect
Edition-
Volume-
Place of Publication-New York
Name of Publisher-Berkley Boulevard Books
Date of Publication- 2006
2. Author- Sylvia Engdahl
Title- Forensic Technology
Title of Series- Current Controversies
Place of Publication- San Detriot
Name of Publisher- Greenhaven Press
Date of Publication- 2011
3. Author-Jerome Groopman, M.D.
Title- The Best American Science and Nature Writing
Title of Series- The Best American Series
9th book in the series
Place of Publication- Boston
Name of Publisher- Houghton Mifflin Company
Date of Publication- 2008
4. Author- Suzanne Bell
Title- Encyclopedia of Forensic Science
Edition- Revised Edition
Series- Facts on File Science Library
Place of Publication- New York
Name of Publisher- Facts on File
Date of Publication-2008
RJA #5a. Reference Articles
1. Title- Forensic Science Education
Author- Max Houck
Accessed- 9/21/2011
Database- Access Science http://www.accessscience.com
Publisher- McGraw-Hill Companies, 2010
Keywords- csi effect
Number of Hits- 1
Relevence- 3
Strategies- parenthesis
2. Title- The Role of Forensic Science
Author- Thomas J. Bernard
Accessed- 09/21/2011
Database- Encyclopedia Britannica
Keywords- forensic science
Citation- APA: crime. (2011). In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/142953/crime
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
RJA #4c: Field Research Options
- interview former crime scene investigator
- interview a lawyer
- survey/poll of if effect exists
- interview a juror that watched the shows and one that hasn't
- go to a courtroom and witness a trial
RJA #4b: Search Strings
- +CSI +Effect jurors
- +"CSI Effect" influence +courtroom
- +"CSI Effect" existence -media
- CSI AND Effect AND jurors
- "Crime Scene Investigation" AND Effect AND NOT media
- "CSI Effect" AND courtroom AND jurors AND media NEAR influences
RJA #4a: Keywords
Keywords- CSI influence, impressions, force consequence, media culture influence, fictional influence, courtroom corruption
Criminal Justice>Crime>Courtroom>Jurors>Media Influences>CSI: Crime Scene Investigation>CSI Effect
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
RJA #3c: Research Question
- Does a "CSI effect" exist in the courtroom?
- What could cause a "CSI effect"?
- Are just the jurors effected by the "CSI effect"?
- Do jurors base their verdict on what they see on tv?
- Is there proof that jurors are swayed in their verdicts?
- What is the "CSI effect"?
- Could the "CSI effect" be a scapegoat for faulty crime labs?
- Is the "CSI effect" really the reason for harder to convict cases?
- Where did the "CSI effect" idea come from?
- Does todays pop culture play a role in the courtroom?
- Can jurors sway other jurors verdicts?
- Do crime shows influence peoples perception of the courtroom?
- Do jurors have the ability to tell the difference between reality and fiction in the courtroom?
- Why is the "CSI effect" such a big issue?
RJA #3b: Research Topic Focus
- existence of "csi effect"
- effect on courtroom
- tv shows create "csi effect"
- efficency of crime labs
- expectations of evidence
- effectiveness of evidence
RJA #2
The topic I decided on is "does the CSI effect exist?". I decided on this topic because the field of science I would like to go into is forensic science. This particular effect on the courtroom is not proven to exist but some people think it does.
So far, what I know is that jurors are expecting "perfect evidence" and that its getting harder to convict individuals because the crime labs do not have the evidence that they think is enough proof. The source of this effect can be discussed in the paper and why it could be effecting the jurors. I have a few articles so far and a former CSI that I can talk to about the effect.
I do not know all the possible sources of the effect and would like to learn about them. I also want to find out if the effect actually exist or not.
RJA #3a: Research Topic Exploration
Google Scholar-university articles
Technorati-nothing
Bing-effect does not exist
Finding Dulcinea-crime labs need upgraded
About.com-The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008
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