The Pros And Cons Of CSI Investigations

Ever since shows, such as CSI have come out, many individuals have changed their major to Criminal Justice. However, what they fail to realize is that television always paints a pretty picture to attract viewers. Therefore, if people are using this show as one of the reasons to become a Crime Scene Investigator, there making a big mistake. In this particular show, working on crime scenes is shown to be less complex than in real life. For example, in real life, crime scenes can be very horrifying unlike the ones shown on CSI. Furthermore, while watching this particular episode, I noticed that they didn’t even bother to mark the evidence found at the crime scene. However, in all actuality, marking the evidence should come first, so nothing gets scattered or misplaced. That way, they have accounted for all the evidence on the scene. In this …show more content…
To add to that, Crime Scene Investigators usually don’t interrogate suspects, nor do they make arrests. Therefore, the information that is presented on this show is somewhat false.
For example, Horatio drives a nice hummer, while in reality, Forensic technicians will drive a bus that has all the supplies need to investigate the scene. In other words, they’re painting a totally different picture to get more people engaged in watching the show and maybe even changing their career to this. But, at the end of the day, the picture they’re painting isn’t real, nor is it as simple as they make it look. They will even go to crime scenes wearing dressy suits or attire, instead of protective jumpsuits if it’s a messy scene.
On the other hand, the show does have some beneficial information about different tools, weapons and drugs. Well that’s because some Crime Scene investigators help create the context of the show. For examples, the cases presented in these episodes are based on real life