Forensics in American Culture

Why are programs such as CSI, Law & Order, and Cold Case so popular? Because our culture is fascinated with crime-and these television shows reveal investigators procedures and secrets. With so many forensic based television programs it might seem that North America's morbid curiosity is a new phenomenon. The truth is, however, that humans have always been fascinated by that which also frightens them. What's more humans are attracted to puzzles-and forensic science offers opportunities to…