It's not like TV

Cracking Crime in Wyoming can be one hard case

By GIL BRADY
Star-Tribune correspondent

Filed 10.1.07

JACKSON, Wyo. -- Often with a world-weary sigh, cops call the cliched but widespread perception of crime-solving gizmos at every lawman’s disposal “the CSI effect.”

“People expect us to pull out tweezers and find that lucky hair in the corner,” Jackson Police Chief Dan Zivkovich quipped this summer about rising public expectations stemming from TV shows such as "CSI: Miami."

Noting how the “CSI effect” and crime lab delays can combine to foment perceptions, Zivkovich admitted the two factors can influence public confidence in the overall effectiveness of law enforcement.

(Click & Read on via the Casper Star-Tribune)