Forensic Investigations Coursework

In the Best Defense episodes, the detectives launch investigations after they are informed that two brothers have been shot dead and a third person sustained severe injuries. Once the detectives arrive on the scene of the crime, they commence investigation and analysis of the scene of crime and in less than a day, they have the result. The investigation is done faster and detectives begin making speculation even before all the potential aspects of the evidence are linked together. In real life, the forensic investigations take weeks to be completed. While doing the investigations, high levels seriousness and attention is observed. After a woman has been beaten inside a condo, Horatio begins the investigation that leads him to George where he believes that the crime offender is.

This action is just flowery. There is no way such a complex investigation can be completed without different minds coming together. In real life situation, a serious investigation involves experts from different fields so that they can break the obvious sameness that tends to rock the scene of the crime. When Horatio does everything alone, the viewer is left wondering, does it mean that one person can perform such huge work alone? Again, why are many forensic experts needed if at all one person can complete an investigation task alone and on time? In the Blood Brothers, the scenario is exaggerated because there are too many investigators. In the Miami CSI, especially in 0201 and 0204, Horatio investigates the evidence alone and proceed to arrest the suspect.

In real life situation, this is not the case. Horatio would have been assisted by other law enforcement officers to apprehend the suspects. In order to have an ethical investigation, there must be a protocol or procedure of operations to be followed. The stated are just an example of many episodes that give the viewers a false idea about the forensic procedures. It is not in order to show in a public media that a forensic expert who is paid from the taxpayer’s pocket can indeed be a reason for them not to get justice. If the CSI do not uphold the truce and ethics that define or describe the practices of the forensic duties, they have no reason to feature in the media platform.