RJA #9a: MLA-Style Annotated Bibliography

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.

This article was written by a chief prosecutor who is taking measures to counter the CSI Effect by bringing it to the attention of the jury by asking them certain questions and giving them certain instructions that will help them disregard the effect all together. This article also has a link to the full research experiment that was conducted to see if the effect really existed. Most of the experiment was controlled and depended on what the people said (no way to know if they're telling the truth). The article has a preferred citation on it provided by the author. He also makes the point that as the popularity of the tv series (CSI) rises, the ability to control the effect will need new techniques.This is relevant to my research because it provides an experiment for what my research is about.

Ramsland, Katherine. The C.S.I. Effect. New York: Berkley Boulevard
Books, 2006. N. pag. Print.

This book is more about discussing actual forensic technology through comparing it to the tv shows techniques. A very specific definition of real and fiction is stated at the very beginning of the book making it very obvious that the tv shows state otherwise. Example cases such as the OJ Simpson case were used to show that investigators do make mistakes. The book covers techniques involved in most if not all fields of forensics and even covers disorders that some people have when they commit heinous crimes. This book is relevant to my research because it describes real techniques and computer programs instead of the stuff that they show on tv.

"Scene of the Crime." Inside Story. Host Bill Kurtis. A&E Network. 29 Dec. 1998. DVD-ROM.

This dvd was originally made to show people the life of a crime scene investigator and how it effects them emotionally. A camera man follows a few of the Baltimore investigators and show viewers some of the things that the investigators go through and a few of the techniques that could be out of date because the video is from 1998. This video also pointed out that the investigators are not cops or detectives and their involvement normally ends with the collection of the evidence. The best part I found from this video is that you get to see things from the investigators point of view (closest to from their eyes).