The Weak Prosecutor's Effect

Which field is portrayed as infallible in forensic crime dramas?

According to a survey of forensic experts, how was the general accuracy of CSI rated?

What impact has CSI as a cultural phenomenon had?

What is the CSI effect?

What does the text say about the empirical evidence supporting the CSI effect?

What is one concern raised about the remedies employed by courts to address the CSI effect?

Which of the following is NOT a popular forensic drama inspired by CSI?

What is the CSI effect?

What is the strong prosecutor's effect of the CSI effect?

What does the article caution about the belief in the CSI effect?

According to the weak prosecutor's effect, prosecutors engage in remedial measures because they believe that jurors

What percentage of district attorneys surveyed in the state of New York believed that the CSI effect existed in the courtroom?

Under the defendant's effect, defense lawyers argue that the positive portrayal of forensic science in CSI leads jurors to

The police chief's version suggests that criminals learn to evade detection by watching shows like CSI. This effect can have a significant impact on

According to the text, what is one way in which prosecutors may bring about the CSI effect?

What is the definition of stereotype threat?

According to the text, what is one way in which prosecutors may prime the concept of CSI and bring about the CSI effect?

What is the strong prosecutor's effect of the CSI effect?

According to the text, what is the self-fulfilling prophesy?

What did Rosenthal and Jacobson's study on grade school teachers demonstrate?

What does the text caution about the belief in the CSI effect?

What is the weak prosecutor's effect of the CSI effect?

According to psychologists, schemas are mental structures that people use to organize their knowledge around themes or topics and influence the information people notice, think about, and remember. Schemas can direct cognition and influence judgment and decision-making. They are considered an essential part of everyday cognition as they help individuals quickly organize and make sense of new situations. However, schemas can also be inaccurate or socially undesirable. In the context of the CSI effect, schemas have been used to explain both the strong prosecutor's effect and the defendant's effect.

2. How do schemas influence judgment and decision-making?

3. In what situations can schemas be inaccurate or socially undesirable?

What method has been used to measure the impact of CSI viewership on the way participants evaluate evidence in a trial context?

Who performed one of the first empirical tests of the CSI effect?

What is the central hypothesis of the CSI effect?

What is one limitation of the existing CSI effect research?

What is one proximate effect of CSI viewership?

What is one potential bias in the Baskin and Sommers study (2010)?

What is one potential drawback of the trial transcript method in CSI effect research?

Which study found that frequent CSI viewers were no more or less likely to acquit the accused due to a lack of forensic evidence?

What was the primary dependent measure in Maeder and Corbett's study?

What was the sample size of participants choosing a not guilty verdict for a lack of forensic evidence in Podlas's study?

What did Schweitzer and Saks's study find regarding the impact of CSI viewing on participants' ultimate decision?

What did Shelton and colleagues find regarding the strong prosecutor's effect in their study?

What did Kim, Barak, and Shelton find in their study regarding the influence of CSI viewing on juror decision-making?

What did Maeder and Corbett's research suggest about the influence of CSI viewership on decision-making?

What did questionnaire studies reveal about the relationship between CSI viewership and expectations for evidence?

What did Brewer and Ley's survey on DNA evidence find?

What did Lieberman and colleagues' study find about the impact of CSI viewing on beliefs about evidence?

What did Baskin and Sommers' telephone survey find about the impact of crime television viewing on the likelihood to convict without scientific evidence?

What did Cole and Dioso-Villa's analysis of archival acquittal rate data find about the CSI effect?

Which of the following courts have adopted anti-CSI effect instructions?

What is the purpose of anti-CSI effect instructions?

What insight do judges provide regarding the CSI effect?

Which state has a more permissive attitude toward the defense drawing attention to the prosecution's failure to present forensic evidence?

What is the defensive tactic known as when the defense requests an instruction stating that a reasonable doubt may arise from law enforcement's failure to adequately investigate the crime?

Which case represents an anomaly with regard to Massachusetts's permission of Bowden defenses?

What did the court of appeals in Commonwealth v. Seng (2010) remark about instructions given by the trial judge?

What is one commonly used remedial measure to combat the CSI effect during jury selection?

What did the court in Massachusetts v. Gray decide regarding questions about the absence of DNA or fingerprint evidence during jury selection?

How do courts generally view measures designed to counter the CSI effect?

What do attorneys sometimes do during closing arguments to address the CSI effect?

Which of the following best describes the courts' stance on the CSI effect?

What is the impact of the CSI effect on prosecutors?

What is one potential drawback of the CSI effect research?

What is one potential impact of the CSI effect on prosecutors' behavior?

What is the purpose of anti-CSI effect instructions given to the jury?

What is the primary factor considered when deciding to use anti-CSI effect instructions?

According to Judge Harrell, what is the real issue in anti-CSI effect instruction cases?

In which situation are anti-CSI effect instructions considered permissible?

Which of the following is an example of scientific physical evidence mentioned in the text?

When was forensic evidence first documented?

In what types of criminal cases is forensic evidence particularly important?

Which of the following is NOT a potential material that qualifies as forensic evidence?

According to the text, what is the term used to describe the phenomenon where jurors expect irrefutable forensic evidence, such as DNA and fingerprint analysis, to be present in cases that go to trial?

What is the main impact of the 'CSI Effect' on defense attorneys?

What is the primary factor considered when deciding to use anti-CSI effect instructions?

Which of the following is an example of scientific physical evidence discussed in the text?

What is the significance of the book 'Xi Yuan Ji Lu' in the field of forensic science?

In what types of criminal cases is forensic evidence particularly important?

Which of the following is NOT a potential material that qualifies as forensic evidence?

In cases that involve forensic evidence, why are judges or juries more likely to find favor with the side that presents the most compelling forensic argument?

What is the impact of the 'CSI Effect' on defense attorneys?

What is the primary reason jurors increasingly expect irrefutable forensic evidence in cases that go to trial?

Which of the following is a reason why it is difficult to prove or disprove an alibi where the subject was alone or at a function where no one would remember them?

What is the basic principle of breaking an alibi?

What is one reason why it is harder for a truthful person to change their story when challenged?

Which one of these is NOT a way to present challenging information to a subject?

What is the most important element when presenting evidence to break the subject's alibi?

What is one example of evidence from the crime scene that can put the subject at the scene?

What is one example of evidence from the alibi location that can challenge the subject's claim?

Which of the following is a method used to help eliminate possible suspects in an investigation?

What is the main goal when breaking an alibi?

Why is it difficult for a person with a false alibi to construct a story?

Which of the following is a strategy for presenting challenging information to a subject?

What is one example of evidence that can put a person at the crime scene?

What is one example of false information that can be introduced at the subject's alibi location?

What does it mean if a person changes their story to accommodate new and fictitious evidence?