CSI
Evidence analysis team
CSI stands for crime scene investigation—the collection and analysis of physical evidence at crime scenes.
The term became widely known through the television franchise that began in 2000, which dramatized forensic science techniques.
The "CSI effect" describes jurors' inflated expectations for forensic evidence, shaped by these shows.
CSI also abbreviates various unrelated things: the Construction Specifications Institute, customer satisfaction index, and others.
Medical examination after death
- toxicologyScience of poisons
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- fingerprintingRecording unique digit patterns
- DNAHereditary code molecule
serology · pathology · entomology · odontology · anthropology · trace · blood spatter · evidence
Professional crime investigator
- cluesHints toward answers
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- witnessOne who attests
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
alibi · confession · culprit · sleuthing · inquiry · probe · examination · case
Theatrical art or turmoil
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- Las VegasNevada's gambling capital
- MiamiSoutheast Florida coastal city
New York · spinoff · episodes · ratings · syndication · franchise · Grissom · Horatio
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- twistRotating motion or surprise
cliffhanger · mystery · tension · protagonist · storyline · red herring · reveal · victim
autopsy
Medical examination after death
- toxicologyScience of poisons
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- fingerprintingRecording unique digit patterns
DNA · serology · pathology · entomology · odontology · anthropology · trace · blood spatter · evidence · lab
detective
Professional crime investigator
interrogation · alibi · confession · culprit · sleuthing · inquiry · probe · examination · case · lead
drama
Theatrical art or turmoil
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- Las VegasNevada's gambling capital
Miami · New York · spinoff · episodes · ratings · syndication · franchise · Grissom · Horatio · primetime
suspense
Anxious uncertainty about outcomes
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- plotStoryline or land parcel
twist · cliffhanger · mystery · tension · protagonist · storyline · red herring · reveal · victim · perpetrator
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
judge · guilty · acquittal · testimony · trial · conviction · evidence · arrest · charges · indictment
- Forensic Expertsforensic scientist, forensic analyst, forensic technician, DNA analyst, medical examiner
- Jerry BruckheimerTop Gun, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor
- crimefighterscops, detectives, FBI, police, sheriffs
- investigatorsdetective, investigator, inspector, sleuth, gumshoe
- data interfacesUSB, SATA, SCSI, USB 2.0, USB 3.0
- Indian ChristianitySyrian Christians, Jacobites
Formal, probing examination
detective work · HUMINT · undercover work · surveillance · witness interview
Lawyer representing the accused
public defender · criminal defense · innocence project · evidence suppression · reasonable doubt
CSIcriminal
Person who breaks laws
perpetrator · offender · suspect · accomplice · crime syndicate