Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, 13th edition
by Richard Saferstein
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, Table of Content
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Crime Scene
Chapter 3: Physical Evidence
Chapter 4: Crime-Scene Reconstruction: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Chapter 5: Death Investigation
Chapter 6: Fingerprints
Chapter 7: Forensic Biometrics
Chapter 8: The Microscope
Chapter 9: Firearms, Tool Marks, and Other Impressions
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Chapter 10: Matter, Light, and Glass Examination
Chapter 11: Hairs and Fibers
Chapter 12: Drugs
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Chapter 13: Forensic Toxicology
Chapter 14: Metals, Paint, and Soil
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Chapter 15: Forensic Serology
Chapter 16: DNA: The Indispensable Forensic Science Tool
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Chapter 17: Forensic Aspects of Fire and Explosion Investigation
Chapter 18: Document Examination
Chapter 19: Computer Forensics
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Chapter 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:
A) Crime scene reconstruction.
B) Civil laws.
C) Criminal laws.
D) Both criminal and civil laws.
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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:
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A) Dalton.
B) Doyle.
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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.
Level: Intermediate
4) Who developed the system known as anthropometry?
A) Bertillon
B) Goddard
C) Gross
D) Galton
Answer: A
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Page Ref: 05
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
D) Galton
Answer: D
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Objective: Distinguish between forensic science and criminalistics.
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Level: Intermediate
6) Who devised a technique for determining the blood group of a dried bloodstain, which he
applied to criminal investigations?
A) Lattes
B) Gross
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C) Locard
D) Bertillon
Answer: A
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Objective: Distinguish between forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
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7) Who established the comparison microscope as the indispensable tool of the modern firearms
examiner?
A) Goddard
B) Lattes
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C) Gross
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
investigation?
A) Locard
B) Osborn
C) Lattes
D) Gross
Answer: D
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