ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Mock Jurors' Need for Forensic Evidence: The "New" CSI Effect
- Bonnel Klentz
Stonehill College - Cassidy Hale
Stonehill College - Jenna Grimaldi
Stonehill College - Kiara Jones
Stonehill College - Olivia Lanning
Stonehill College - Atiba McLaren
Stonehill College - Colleen McGuinness
Stonehill College - Shannon Williamson
Stonehill College
Abstract
Mock jurors (MTurk sample, N=863) with a high (vs. low) need for forensic evidence rated a defendant’s guilt lower and expected more forensic evidence from the prosecution. Need for forensics was not related to crime drama TV viewing. The CSI Effect was not supported, and remedying instructions had no effect.
Criminal Justice
