Department of Oral Diagnosis & Radiology, School of Dentistry, NKUA, Greece.
J Forensic Odontostomatol. 2022 Aug 30;40(2):38-43.
The popularity of forensic science in recent decades is substantially related to the high rate of watching television programs dealing with the investigation of criminal cases, such as "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 2000) and the two sequels, "CSI: NY" (CSI: NY, 2004) and "CSI: Miami" (CSI: Miami, 2002). These medical-based TV series portrayed forensic science in a favorable way, encouraging viewers to experience differently this scientific field. Although it is considered a minor social phenomenon, the reality seems to diverge. The aim of this study is to systematically review the existing literature on the impact of the "CSI effect" on crime scene management, analysis, and interpretation of evidence on forensic odontology cases. Electronic research was attempted among four (4) different electronic databases from January 2005 to October 2021. After removing articles according to inclusion-exclusion criteria, the final selection resulted in 5 articles. The results indicated that forensic-based TV series provided a sense of plausibility not dependent on factual accuracy. In addition, an increasing pressure on law enforcement personnel and investigators to collect DNA at crime scenes, regardless of whether it was relevant to the case was also observed. The popularity of these TV shows has contributed to growing public interest in forensic science programs and hence the "CSI effect" had a greater impact on individuals who systematically watched such television series.
近几十年来，法医学的普及在很大程度上与观看犯罪案件调查电视节目的高收视率有关，如《犯罪现场调查》（CSI: Crime Scene Investigation，2000 年）及其两个续集《犯罪现场调查：纽约》（CSI: NY，2004 年）和《犯罪现场调查：迈阿密》（CSI: Miami，2002 年）。这些以医学为基础的电视剧以有利的方式描绘了法医学，鼓励观众以不同的方式体验这个科学领域。尽管这被认为是一个次要的社会现象，但现实似乎有所不同。本研究旨在系统地回顾现有的文献，研究“CSI 效应”对犯罪现场管理、法医牙科学案例证据分析和解释的影响。从 2005 年 1 月至 2021 年 10 月，我们尝试了四项（4）不同电子数据库中的电子研究。根据纳入和排除标准删除文章后，最终选择了 5 篇文章。结果表明，基于法医学的电视剧提供了一种不依赖于事实准确性的合理性感觉。此外，还观察到执法人员和调查人员在犯罪现场收集 DNA 的压力越来越大，而不管 DNA 是否与案件有关。这些电视节目的普及引起了公众对法医学节目越来越大的兴趣，因此“CSI 效应”对那些有系统地观看此类电视剧的人影响更大。
