"sometimes this job can make us a little crazy"

CSI: haha

i am researching into what influence crime tv dramas like csi have on peoples opinions of crime.

i have used secondary forms of research including:
BOOKS on crime drama which were useful in showing the reach of such crime dramas. they also showed how close to real life these fictional crime dramas are, which is significant in changing peoples opinions and knowledge of crime in real life.
'Criminal visions: media representaions of crime and justice.'
and 'Media, crime and criminal justice: images and realities.' have been useful.
WIKIPEDIA was also useful because it gave me good information with references from either books or other site that made the information valid and useful. it gave me insight into how jurors expect more physical forensic evidence because of tv dramas such as csi.
FAN SITES and FORUMS also is useful and i will use this more because it gives me good insight into how csi and crime dramas and csi can affect it's fans.

Primary forms of research that have been and will be useful are an
INTERVIEW with someone who works in the area of policing or investigating crime who can tell me if there has been a difference in the publics mindset of crime and it's investigation and if it's due to crime dramas such as csi.
i will also carry out a QUESTIONNAIRE on as many people as possible.
it is very difficult to find full episodes of csi online. but i have done ALOT of TEXTUAL ANALYSIS which has been useful to see how the contenet could change people's expectations of what is used to prosecute.