Criminal Investigation (13th Edition) – Test Bank – Charles Swanson, Neil C. Taylor, Leonard Territo & Robert W. Taylor – Complete Exam Questions and Answers

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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
13TH EDITION

CHAPTER NO. 01: THE EVOLUTION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND
FORENSIC SCIENCE

TRUE/FALSE

1) Forensic science draws from diverse disciplines, such as geology, physics, chemistry,
biology, and mathematics, to study physical evidence related to crime.
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ANS: true
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2) In the late 1800s, "Pinkerton" was the official title for all American government detectives.
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,3) The Metropolitan Police headquarters came to be known as "Scotland Yard" because the
building formerly had housed Scottish royalty.
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4) After Prohibition was adopted nationally in 1920, the Bureau of Internal Revenue was
responsible for its enforcement.
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ANS: true
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5) When Prohibition was repealed in 1933, many former bootleggers turned to bank robbery
and kidnapping.
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,6) The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD) was an offshoot organization from
the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that was formed to handle national terroristic
drug use.
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ANS: false
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7) Edmond Benet developed the portrait parlé or "speaking picture," which combines full-face
and profile photographs of each criminal with their exact body measurements and other
descriptive data onto a single card.
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8) DNA is a chemical "blueprint" that determines everything from hair color to susceptibility to
diseases.
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ANS: true
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, 9) The Orlando cases set the stage for the first use of DNA in criminal investigations in the
United States.
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10) In 1913, Professor Balthazard published an article on firearms identification in which he
noted that the firing pin, breechblock, extractor, and ejector all leave marks on cartridges, and
that they vary among weapons.
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11) The time it takes for touch DNA to be deposited is constant.
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