CSI and Moral Authority

In this episode of CSI: Miami, a man is murdered inside his cabana. Before long, it is discovered that he was a jiggalo. All throughout the episode, they gather evidence, and analyze it in the crime lab, just as Cavender and Deutsch describe. They also use quite a bit of scientific jargon to perpetuate the idea that they know exactly what they are talking about. Every tech on the show knows scientific data that in reality, would require some research. It perpetuates the idea that answers can be and are found for every possible question. The blood spatter on the ceiling was described, with the direction of the tails and the angles, and with that information they were able to tell where the killer was standing without entering any data into a computer. The small particles inside the head wound, along with a fluid, lead them directly to a snow globe. In reality, this is highly unlikely, as even if the particles were found, the most that any forensic scientist could say is that they were particles of PVC, possibly indicative of a snow globe's 'snow'. This would also probably not have been enough for a warrant to search a house, as even if someone did buy a snow globe, it is not enough cause. Any snow globe could have been used, there was nothing unique about the material they found in the wound to indicate it was a snow globe bought in France. Along with these unlikely scientific finds, this episode also perpetuates the idea that business owners care more about the business than they do that someone actually died. Cavender and Deutsch's claims do seem to hold true for this episode, with the scientific jargon, the unrealistic crime labs, and the fact that the women on the show, while useful, are typically helpful in a feminine way.