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1 Test Bank for Criminalistics An Introduction to Forensic Science 12th Edition Richard Saferstein 1 / 4
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Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, 12e (Saferstein)
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Forensic science is the application of science to:
- Crime scene reconstruction.
- Civil laws.
- Criminal laws.
- Both criminal and civil laws.
Answer: D
Page Ref: 04
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Basic
2) The fictional character of Sherlock Holmes was created by:
- Dalton.
- Doyle.
- Darwin.
- Denton.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 06
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
3) Who is known as the "father of forensic toxicology"?
- Orfilia
- Locard
- Osborn
- Lattes
Answer: A
Page Ref: 06
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
4) Who developed the system known as anthropometry?
- Bertillon
- Goddard
- Gross
- Galton
Answer: A
Page Ref: 06
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate 2 / 4
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5) Who undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints as a method of personal identification?
- Gross
- Lattes
- Goddard
- Galton
Answer: D
Page Ref: 08
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
6) Who devised a technique for determining the blood group of a dried bloodstain, which he applied to criminal investigations?
- Lattes
- Gross
- Locard
- Bertillon
Answer: A
Page Ref: 08
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
7) Who established the comparison microscope as the indispensable tool of the modern firearms examiner?
- Goddard
- Lattes
- Gross
- Osborn
Answer: A
Page Ref: 08
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
8) Who wrote the first treatise describing the application of science to the field of criminal investigation?
- Locard
- Osborn
- Lattes
- Gross
Answer: D
Page Ref: 08
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate 3 / 4
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9) Who established the first workable crime laboratory?
- Galton
- Bertillon
- Locard
- Osborn
Answer: C
Page Ref: 08
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
10) The exchange of evidence principle was theorized by:
- Gross.
- Locard.
- Galton.
- Osborn.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 09
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Basic
11) The oldest forensic laboratory in the United States is that of the:
- N.Y.C. Police Department.
B) FBI.
- Los Angeles Police Department.
- Secret Service.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 09
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Intermediate
12) Which of the following can be rightfully cited as an explanation for the rapid growth of crime labs during the last 40 years?
- Supreme Court decisions in the 1960s
- Staggering increase in crime rates in the United States
- Advent of DNA profiling
- All of the above
Answer: D
Page Ref: 10
Objective: Distinguish forensic science and criminalistics.
Level: Basic
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