Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, 13th edition
by Richard Saferstein
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, TABLE OF CONTENT
1.Introduction
2.The Crime Scene
3.Physical Evidence
4.Crime-Scene Reconstruction: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
5.Death Investigation
6.Fingerprints
7.Forensic Biometrics
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8.The Microscope
9.Firearms, Tool Marks, and Other Impressions
10.Matter, Light, and Glass Examination
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11.Hairs and Fibers
12.Drugs
13.Forensic Toxicology
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14.Metals, Paint, and Soil
15.Forensic Serology
16.DNA: The Indispensable Forensic Science Tool
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17.Forensic Aspects of Fire and Explosion Investigation
18.Document Examination
19.Computer Forensics
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20.Mobile Device Forensics
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Test Bank
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 1 Multiple Choice
1) Forensic science is the application of science to:
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A) Crime scene reconstruction.
B) Civil laws.
C) Criminal laws.
D) Both criminal and civil laws.
Answer: D
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Objective: Distinguish between forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Basic
2) The fictional character of Sherlock Holmes was created by:
A) Dalton.
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B) Doyle.
C) Darwin.
D) Denton.
Answer: B
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Objective: Distinguish between forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
3) Who is known as the “father of forensic toxicology”?
A) Orfila
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B) Locard
C) Osborn
D) Lattes
Answer: A
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Objective: Distinguish between forensic science and criminalistics.
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Level: Intermediate
4) Who developed the system known as anthropometry?
A) Bertillon
B) Goddard
C) Gross
D) Galton
Answer: A
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Objective: Distinguish between forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
5) Who undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints as a method of personal
identification?
A) Gross
B) Lattes
C) Goddard
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D) Galton
Answer: D
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Objective: Distinguish between forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
6) Who devised a technique for determining the blood group of a dried bloodstain, which he
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applied to criminal investigations?
A) Lattes
B) Gross
C) Locard
D) Bertillon
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Answer: A
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Objective: Distinguish between forensic science and criminalistics.
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Level: Intermediate
7) Who established the comparison microscope as the indispensable tool of the modern firearms
examiner?
A) Goddard
B) Lattes
C) Gross
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D) Osborn
Answer: A
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Objective: Distinguish between forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
8) Who wrote the first treatise describing the application of science to the field of criminal
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investigation?
A) Locard
B) Osborn
C) Lattes
D) Gross
Answer: D
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