RJA #11: Argument

Does the CSI Effect exist in the courtroom? yes

Reasons-

1. Juries believe what they see on tv and think they are experts. - Ramsland,
   Katherine. The C.S.I. Effect. New York: Berkley Boulevard Books, 2006. N. pag.
   Print.
2. The jury is not convicting because they don't believe the evidence is enough
   for them. -Andrew P. Thomas, The CSI Effect: Fact or Fiction, 115
   Yale L.J. Pocket Part 70 (2006), http://www.thepocketpart.org/2006/02/thomas.html.
3. Tv shows use certain techniques and programs that aren't used but there is some
   kind of variant of it that doesn't always work like in the shows. An example is
   the fingerprint system tv shows use that come up with a hit instantly but in
   reality there are multiple systems that are either local or federal and it takes
   days to get anything from them. -tv shows and forensic science classes

Objections-

1. no proof so it doesn't exist -http://www.blinkx.com/watch-video/sidebar-csi-effect/sJVuBszo747utTrLSJ8O6Q
   (news video)
2. not a csi effect but a tech effect -http://www.llrx.com/features/forensicevidencecsieffect.htm

Refutations-

1. The video said there is no evidence so its not there but I think its wrong because people have recognized it and some data has been collected on it now.
2. A tech effect is quite possible the actual effect but I don't think its just one thing. I think its the combination of false representation and the advancement in technology thats causing the effect.