CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Forensic Science has become a very popularized topic due to television shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Forensic Science is when professionals use scientific means to analyze physical crime evidence. However, forensic science has been a part of every process to solving a case and its been around for a long time so many of the old techniques are still used today. Over the years, forensic science has helped reform law enforcement. The top five colleges that offer forensic science as a…

Criminal profiling designates a process by which evidence, in particular that found at the crime scene, is analyzed with a view to determining probable offender characteristics. (Chifflet, 2015, p. 1). In simpler terms, profiling is used to identify an unknown offender’s significant personality and demographic characteristics through the analysis of their crimes. Although this seems like a legitimate way to catch a criminal, the reliability and use of profiling has deteriorated throughout the…

enabled crime and criminal justice portrayal in the media to become widespread over the past few decades. As a result, most of what people know about the criminal justice system is derived from the media especially through entertainment television. From books to daily news reports to crime dramas such as Criminal Minds, Americans are fascinated with “unsubs”, criminals, and the legal process (Parker, 2013). Even at a time in American television history when crime rates were falling, crime…

The Accuracy of Criminal Profiling As society keeps expanding, through growth and technology, more opportunities for crimes pop up in our daily lives, ranging from internet gambling, all the way to insider trading. But as with any criminal movement, criminal justice is not far behind. Half the battle of fighting crime is knowing what to look for, and the other half is knowing how to stop it. Criminal profiling does both, and being in a generation with James Holmes and The Columbine shooting,…

Have you ever seen the suspenseful crime movies, or CSI T.V shows? If these interest you, you can be a part of these crime scene investigations by pursuing a career in forensic science. After comparing Texas State, Sam Houston State, and Texas A&M based of off my criteria of location, tuition cost, and acceptance rate, Texas State would be the best choice in pursuing a career in forensic science. Receiving a degree in forensic science doe take a bit of time, but it provides a good income and…

television shows like CSI and NCIS, people have their own views of how the Criminal Justice System uses and obtains forensic evidence. One of the main issues with the media influence today is how people assume that forensics in the real world is exactly like the shows that portray it. “If people’s reactions to crime and criminals are generally shaped by the mass media, then it seems reasonable to assume that public reactions to criminal cases are shaped by shows like CSI” (Tyler, 2006). These…

The main characters are Gill Grissom, Warrick Brown and Sarah sidle Chapter one CSI agents Gil Grissom, Warrick Brown, and Sarah Sidle receive a call from dispatch about a dead body outside the Nellis Air Force Base. When they arrive at the crime scene they meet a man named Benson who said he saw a man driving a 95 Monte Carlo with a broken taillight stop and throw a body shaped bag and drive off. On the side off the road they find a rolled up carpet sealed with duct tape, upon…

In court, these notes can help to describe a scene, and the evidence collected. After the general overview of things, Cpl. Schiro showed the class a step by step walkthrough of how a crime scene is processed. First the scene must be made safe. Any injured individuals must be attended to, and paramedics may be needed to administer emergency aid. After this, the scene needs to be locked dow, and secured. Additional officers may be needed, to keep people like…

Overview of Forensics Although millions of people watch the popular show CSI every week, many don’t realize that the same amazing technology and speedy results are not found in real crime labs. Forensic science and police work is much more complicated than what television shows make it out to be and doesn’t produce the instantaneous results that many seem to expect. Forensics in Criminal Investigations First, forensic science is the application of physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and…

So you just finished watching an episode of Bones or CSI and now you are wondering how you can get a job in forensic science. Or, even better, you've developed a passion for problem solving and a love for the natural sciences and the scientific method, and you'd like to find a way to use that knowledge towards fighting and solving crimes. If this describes you, then a career in forensic science will probably be the perfect criminology career for you. The term "forensic scientist" does not…