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The three Crime Scene Investigation shows are among the most popular on TV. Described as 'Dragnet with DNA,' the CSI programs offer a sexy look at the most mundane and labour-intensive aspects of police work.
But what is the real behind-the-crime-scenes work like?
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- CBS 2 Los Angeles - Police Chase Video Library
Nearly 200 chopper videos from the police chase capital of America.
The CSI TV Shows
The official CBS Network sites are very well done, featuring the same attention to detail that is a hallmark of the shows.
Other CSI sites.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. - The CSI Files
Fan site. - Elyse's Comprehensive CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Web Site
Best feature: a guide to music used in the Las Vegas, Miami and New York shows.
Duck under the tape and enter the real world of crime scene analysis and evidence gathering.
- Brain Fingerprinting
The next wave in crime-fighting? - Forensics.ca
The Forensic Science portal. - How Autopsies Work
When someone dies under mysterious circumstances, what happens next? The folks at How Stuff Works probe the process. - Interactive Investigator
Hands-on fun from the Virtual Museum of Canada. - Interpol Forensic
Find out how the 182 country member International Criminal Police Organization handles fingerprinting, DNA profiling and disaster victim identification. - Popular Science Crime Seen Archives
A series of articles from Popular Science magazine delving into techniques and technologies that are changing the way crime is fought and prosecuted. Also read their FYI: Biogerontology, Hard Evidence, The Hound of the Data Points, Liar Liar Pants on Fire, New Science for the Murder Victim Search, Opening Davy Jones’s Locker—Very Carefully, Rigel and the Rapist, Science on the Case and Welcome to the Dollhouses of Death articles. - What Happens After Death?
The Australian Museum Online looks at decomposition, morgues and autopsies. The Museum cautions that this site contains strong graphic images and descriptions.
- Reddy's Forensic Page
Links to other forensic science sites. - Zeno's Forensic Science Site
Links to other forensic science sites.
I Wuz Framed
Proving that crime science is not an exact science.
- Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted
A public interest organization dedicated to preventing and rectifying wrongful convictions. - Forensic Fraud
An archive of cases involving alleged, admitted, and/or demonstrable forensic fraud. - The Innocence Project
The Project only handles cases where post-conviction DNA testing can yield conclusive proof of innocence. - Junk Science in the Courtroom
Highlights cases where bad scienctific techniques, methods, and testimony have led to wrongful convictions.
After The Fact
Once the cops have collected the evidence, picked up some donuts and headed back to the precinct house, there is the sometimes messy task of cleaning up.
- Amdecon
"First call 911. Then call us." Franchise opportunities available. - BioCrim Cleaning & Restoration
Services include decontamination, sanitizing, and vehicle cleaning. Methamphetamine lab disposal is their specialty. - Crime Scene Cleaners, Inc
Providing prompt, professional cleanup services and restoring property to its original condition 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. - Red Alert Bio-Response Service
When the unthinkable happens ... they're ready to respond. - Trauma Clean
Compassionate post trauma, cleaning and restoration services.
Related TV Shows - the facts
- American Justice
Former CBS newsman Bill Curtis' presence adds to the gravity (but holds back on the gratuitous) of major crimes that made yesterday's headlines. - America's Most Wanted
Help John Walsh take a bite out of crime. - CBS 2 Los Angeles - Police Chase Video Library
Nearly 200 chopper videos from the police chase capital of America. - City Confidential
It hasn't been the same since original narrator Paul Winfield died (it's now narrated by Keith David), but the A&E show is still great at peeling back the veneer of Anytown, USA while revealing a heart of darkness or two. - Cold Case Files
Unsolved crimes of years gone by are given a fresh look. Believe or not, these shows are regularly used as models for investigative technique in police training seminars. - COPS
Whatcha gonna do on a Saturday night except catch this video verite that's been on the air since 1988 catching America at its best. Included at their site is a link to the Crime Lab Project -- support your local crimefighters! - Dr. G: Medical Examiner
On nights and weekends, she's a devoted wife and mother of two young boys, but during the day, she spends her time solving medical mysteries as one of America's leading forensic pathologists. - Family Plots
Black humour colours this inside look at a family-run funeral home. Be sure to visit Shonna's make-up tips page. - FBI Files
You're on the case and behind the scenes. - The First 48
For homicide detectives, the clock starts ticking the moment they are called. Their chance of solving a case is cut in half if they don't get a lead in the first 48 hours. This A&E show takes care of things in sixty minutes. - Forensic Files
No witnesses. No leads. It's no problem for the folks at Court TV's Forensic Files. - The New Detectives
You're on the case and behind the scenes. - Psychic Witness
When clues are scarce and answers elusive, investigators sometimes turn to a psychic witness.
Related TV Shows - the fiction
- Blind Justice
From former Tuesday night time-slot owner Steven Bocho. Will this be NYPD Blind? Currently on hiatus (aka death watch). - Bones
Fox's investigative drama is inspired by real-life forensic anthropologist and best-selling novelist Kathy Reichs and probes the humanity behind the scientists who probe the inhumanity behind horrific crimes. - Close To Home
CSI/Cold Case producer Jerry Bruckheimer turns his focus from crime to punishment as seen through the eyes of an aggressive prosecutor who peels away the facade of suburbia. - The Closer
"They'll bring you in. She'll make you talk." The TNT folks deliver a series about a police detective who transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. - Conviction
"They’re young. They’re in over their heads. They wouldn’t have it any other way." From Dick (Law & Order) Wolf. Coming soon, the Law & Order digital network. - Criminal Minds
CBS brings this thrill-a-minute drama about a group of "mind hunters" -- profilers in the FBI's Behavioural Analysis Unit -- who meticulously piece together portraits of killers and other major offenders. - Crossing Jordan (with re-runs here)
Edmonton born Jill Hennessy stars as a "drop-dead brilliant" (and gorgeous) medical examiner who never takes murder lying down. Watch out for scenery chewing by co-star Miguel Ferrer. - The Evidence
Each week, crucial evidence is presented at the outset of the show. The question is -- how does it all fit together? - In Justice
There are a lot of procedurals on the air that focus on putting people in jail. This is a show about getting them out. - Law & Order
The venerable Dick Wolf franchise ancestral root. Dun duh! - Law & Order: Criminal Intent
More of the same but a little seedier. - Law & Order: SVU (Special Victims Unit)
Not be confused with Law & Order: SUV (Auto Theft Unit). Best feature? Det. John Munch, a transfer from Baltimore’s homicide unit. - Law & Order - Repeat Offenders
Where have you seen that Law & Order character actor before? (sadly, no longer updated) - Law & Order Random Plot Generator
Hit refresh for more plots, hit refresh for more plots, hit refresh ... - Medical Investigation
The mobile medical team from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are frequently summoned to snuff out outbreaks of unexplained and fearful diseases. Currently on hiatus (aka death watch). - NCIS
NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) investigates crimes connected to U.S. Navy or Marine Corps personnel. Features former U.N.C.L.E. agent Ilya Kuryakin (David McCallum). - Numb3rs
This Last Link favourite combines number theory and knuckle-headed police work. Plus, the family lives in a great Frank Lloyd Wright/Craftsman style home. FYI: check this entry for changes to the show's second season. - Without A Trace
A police procedural drama about the New York Missing Persons Squad of the FBI. They find missing persons by applying advanced psychological profiling techniques and other dramatic mumbo-jumbo to peel back the layers of the victims' lives.
Off The Air
- Hill Street Blues
Gone ... but not forgotten. - Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Dick Wolf misses a four-peat. His remake of "Dragnet" in 2003 didn't work, and neither did "Trial by Jury" -- currently on hiatus. - NYPD Blue
Gone ... but not forgotten.
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