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Research has debunked the so-called CSI Effect–the belief that the popular TV franchise has made jurors less likely to convict in cases lacking forensic evidence such as DNA. But the real-life American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, announcing its annual meeting this week, offered a few other myths about the profession:
Top 5 reasons why TV’s crime shows are NOT reality:
1 Crimes are not solved in 59 minutes — processing evidence can take months.
2 You don’t find DNA at every crime scene.
3 An average crime lab in REAL life is a fraction of the size of the ones seen on TV.
4 Equipment shown on TV is hard to buy — today’s crime labs don’t have the funding for it.
5 Crime lab directors do not drive Hummers!
