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lmpishlilhellcat -> RE: What are you watching? Recommendations please. (2/10/2013 9:55:43 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Baroana
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ORIGINAL: AthenaSurrenders
Wow lots of votes for CSI. I need to know though before I watch it, how realistic are the investigation procedures? It's a real pet hate of mine when people are walking round crime scenes in skirt-suits with their hair loose.
They definitely do that, and they also combine the cop role with the lab role.
CSI irritates me because realistically crime scenes, investigations, and forensics in general do not work like that. You won't see someone going to a crime scene in heels, hair down, and NOTHING ever works that fast. In real life there are divisions. Someone who collects the evidence typically won't test it. There are DNA/biology, toxicology, trace, latent prints, firearms, and questioned documents. Sometimes a few of those will be combined depending on the state. Oh yeah, there's a ton of paperwork involved, phone calls, and court time. It depends on the State and the agency.
It cracks me up when people get pissed at the criminal justice system for taking so long. You can't just whip a lab test out in 40 minutes. Some of those tests literally take 4 days to run and then 2 weeks to get through all the data and paperwork. Add in dealing with the court system and law enforcement agencies and it all takes time.
If they made a real show about the day to day in a crime lab nobody would watch, because it would be boring!
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