Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene, 4e (Saferstein)
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 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
Page Ref: 2
Level: Basic
Objective: Distinguish between forensic science and criminalistics.
2) The fictional character of Sherlock Holmes was created by:
A) Dalton.
B) Doyle.
C) Darwin.
D) Denton.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 7
Level: Basic
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
3) Who is known as the "father of forensic toxicology"?
A) Orfila
B) Locard
C) Osborn
D) Lattes
Answer: A
Page Ref: 5
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
4) Who developed the system known as anthropometry?
A) Goddard
B) Gross
C) Bertillon
D) Galton
Answer: C
Page Ref: 5
Level: Basic
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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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
Page Ref: 5
Level: Basic
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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
Page Ref: 7-8
Level: Basic
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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
Page Ref: 8
Level: Basic
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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
Page Ref: 5
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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, 9) Who established the first workable crime laboratory?
A) Osborn
B) Locard
C) Bertillon
D) Galton
Answer: B
Page Ref: 8
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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
Page Ref: 11
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Describe the organization and services of a typical comprehensive crime laboratory
in the criminal justice system.
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
Page Ref: 11
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Describe the organization and services of a typical comprehensive crime laboratory
in the criminal justice system.
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
Page Ref: 15
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Describe the organization and services of a typical comprehensive crime laboratory
in the criminal justice system.
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 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
Page Ref: 2
Level: Basic
Objective: Distinguish between forensic science and criminalistics.
2) The fictional character of Sherlock Holmes was created by:
A) Dalton.
B) Doyle.
C) Darwin.
D) Denton.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 7
Level: Basic
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
3) Who is known as the "father of forensic toxicology"?
A) Orfila
B) Locard
C) Osborn
D) Lattes
Answer: A
Page Ref: 5
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
4) Who developed the system known as anthropometry?
A) Goddard
B) Gross
C) Bertillon
D) Galton
Answer: C
Page Ref: 5
Level: Basic
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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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
Page Ref: 5
Level: Basic
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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
Page Ref: 7-8
Level: Basic
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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
Page Ref: 8
Level: Basic
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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
Page Ref: 5
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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, 9) Who established the first workable crime laboratory?
A) Osborn
B) Locard
C) Bertillon
D) Galton
Answer: B
Page Ref: 8
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Outline the main historical developments of forensic science.
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
Page Ref: 11
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Describe the organization and services of a typical comprehensive crime laboratory
in the criminal justice system.
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
Page Ref: 11
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Describe the organization and services of a typical comprehensive crime laboratory
in the criminal justice system.
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
Page Ref: 15
Level: Intermediate
Objective: Describe the organization and services of a typical comprehensive crime laboratory
in the criminal justice system.
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