AdvertisementIs The 'CSI Effect' Influencing Courtrooms?February 05, 2011Arun RathfacebookEmailTelevision shows like CSI provide an unrealistic view of the technology available to death investigators. In this photo from a recent episode of CSI:NY, characters Det. Josephine "Jo" Danville (Sela Ward) confers with Dr. Sheldon Hawkes (Hill Harper) and Dr. Sid Hammerback (Robert Joy) in their lab. (CBS)