Prosecutors claim that jurors who watch shows like “CSI” on television are “wrongfully” acquitting guilty criminals when they don’t see the kind of forensic science evidence that they see on TV. The media has labeled this the “CSI Effect”. But is it true?

This class for those 50 and over discusses empirical research into real juror expectations and demands for scientific evidence, whether it might better be called the “tech effect”, and how the criminal justice system needs to adjust to these modern jurors.

This study group will meet for 90 minutes and will be led by Donald Shelton, who directs the Criminology and Criminal Justice Program at UM-Dearborn.