Forensic Science From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab, Saferstein - Complete test bank - exam questions - quizzes (updated 2022)

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, 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 civil and criminal laws.
Answer: d
Objective: Define forensic science and list the major disciplines it encompasses.
Page number: 2
Level: Basic

2. The fictional character of Sherlock Holmes was created by:
a. Dalton.
b. Doyle.
c. Darwin.
d. Denton.
Answer: b
Objective: Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic science.
Page number: 7
Level: Basic

3. Who is known as the “father of forensic toxicology”?
a. Orfila
b. Locard
c. Osborn
d. Lattes
Answer: a
Objective: Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic science.
Page number: 5
Level: Intermediate

4. Who developed the system known as anthropometry?
a. Goddard
b. Gross
c. Bertillon
d. Galton
Answer: c
Objective: Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic science.
Page number: 5
Level: Basic



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,5. Who undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints as a method of personal identification?
a. Gross
b. Lattes
c. Locard
d. Galton
Answer: d
Objective: Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic science.
Page number: 5
Level: Basic

6. Who devised a technique for determining the blood group of a dried bloodstain, which he
applied to criminal investigations?
a. Lattes
b. Gross
c. Locard
d. Bertillon
Answer: a
Objective: Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic science.
Page number: 8
Level: Basic

7. Who established the comparison microscope as the indispensable tool of the modern firearms
examiner?
a. Goddard
b. Lattes
c. Gross
d. Galton
Answer: a
Objective: Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic science.
Page number: 8
Level: Basic

8. Who wrote the first treatise describing the application of science to the field of criminal
investigation?
a. Locard
b. Osborn
c. Gross
d. Galton
Answer: c
Objective: Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic science.
Page numbers: 5–6
Level: Intermediate

9. Who established the first workable crime laboratory?
a. Osborn
b. Locard

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, c. Bertillon
d. Galton
Answer: b
Objective: Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic science.
Page number: 8
Level: Intermediate

10. What is the oldest forensic laboratory in the United States?
a. New York City Police Department
b. Federal Bureau of Investigation
c. Secret Service
d. Los Angeles Police Department
Answer: d
Objective: Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic science.
Page number: 11
Level: Difficult

11. Which entity maintains the largest crime laboratory in the world?
a. Scotland Yard
b. Royal Canadian Mounted Police
c. Federal Bureau of Investigation
d. Los Angeles Police Department
Answer: c
Objective: Recognize the major contributors to the development of forensic science.
Page number: 11
Level: Difficult

12. Which of the following would not be included in the work of the biology unit of a crime lab?
a. Blood typing
b. Comparison of hairs
c. DNA profiling
d. Fingerprint analysis
Answer: d
Objective: Describe the services of a typical comprehensive crime laboratory in the U.S. criminal
justice system.
Page number: 15
Level: Difficult

13. Which unit is responsible for examining body fluids and organs for the presence of drugs and
poisons?
a. Toxicology unit
b. Physical science unit
c. Biology unit
d. Trace evidence unit
Answer: a



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