CSI On Trial

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Category: True Crime

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Subscribers: 54
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Episodes: 9

Asher
 Mar 17, 2023
Well-researched, a necessary examination of the methods used to obtain convictions when evidence is lacking. When a scientific field finds most of its validation in television programmes, CSI on Trial looks at it with a critical eye.

Description

It is nearly impossible to imagine a criminal investigation that does not involve some kind of forensic science: firearms analysis, bloodstain patterns, arson, etc. But what leads us to trust these methods? Some point to the “CSI effect.” Viewers who have been watching true crime shows and trials for years have been trained to assume these methods lead to the right people getting arrested and convicted of some of the most heinous crimes. But what’s the science behind them? Are they valid?

In this podcast, host Molly Hermann lays out the lack of science behind some of the most well-known CSI tools, and tells the stories of the wrongfully convicted who went to prison for years. She interviews nearly 70 people - including forensic scientists, legal experts, and the exonerated - and digs into the larger issues within the criminal justice system that have let the “junk science” in.


Episode Date
CSI On Trial: Ep 8 - Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Apr 18, 2023
CSI On Trial: Ep 7 - Arson Investigations
Apr 11, 2023
CSI On Trial: Ep 6-Shaken Baby Syndrome
Apr 04, 2023
CSI On Trial: Ep 5 - Footwear Analysis
Mar 28, 2023
CSI On Trial: Ep 4 - Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Mar 21, 2023
CSI On Trial: Ep 3 - Firearms Analysis
Mar 14, 2023
CSI On Trial: Ep 2-Bitemarks
Mar 07, 2023
CSI On Trial: Ep 1 – The Flaws of Forensic Science
Mar 05, 2023
Introducing: CSI On Trial
Feb 21, 2023