Explain what the "CSI effect" refers to

What will be an ideal response?


Shows such as CSI have fostered jury's beliefs that there should be a
substantial amount of forensic evidence in a case.
In cases that rely mostly on circumstantial evidence, jurors are less willing to convict the defendant.
Jurors expectations with regard to evidence are unrealistic.

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Tom, a student, uses his scanner and computer to print counterfeit tickets to the university's football games. He sells the tickets to his fraternity brothers for $5 each. The most serious offense Tom has committed is ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Cesare Beccaria identified _________ prevention not moral _________ as the legitimate function of criminal law

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Psychologists, psychiatrists, medical doctors, nurses, teachers, and others who contract with a prison to provide services are called ________ staff.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following statements about gender differences and delinquency is false?

a. Among males, early offending is highly correlated with later misbehavior b. Males seem more aggressive and less likely to form attachments to others c. Females view aggression as an appropriate means to gain status d. Females are more likely to be influenced by current levels of social support than they are by their early history of antisocial behavior

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