Handwriting
Name the 12 Major Characteristics of handwriting.
Line quality, spacing, size, continuous, connecting, letter complete, cursive, pressure, slant, line habits, fancy curls or characteristics, placement of crosses on t's and dots on i's.
Tracing
What are the 3 major categories of tool marks?
Indentations, Abrasions, and Cuts.
3-D impressions are able to be preserved using ________ which fills in the print and produces a cast.
Plaster
Another name for "known" material
Exemplar
_____________ is a computerized database for comparing samples of handwiritngs.
FISH - Forensic Information System for Handwriting
What is the difference between forgery and fraud?
Forgery is the intent to deceive another person and fraud is the intent to deceive another person with some sort of material gain.
When taking photographs of tools and tool marks, you must include a ruler for measurements. This is what kind of photograph?
Intermediate.
Tire treads are ridges and grooves that channel _______ away from the wheel and provide traction for the vehicle.
Water.
What is a unique characteristic of Mr. P's handwriting when he writes out his lowercase i's?
He doesn't dot them.
When looking at characteristic #4 (Continuous or not) in a person's writing, what are we looking for?
If the pen or pencil was lifted off the paper.
What 3 things does a biometric signature pad detect to recognize forgeries?
Speed, pressure, and rhythm.
Explain the biggest difference between a patent and Latent impression.
Patent is visible to the naked eye, Latent is not
What are the 3 main things analysts will look for when determining a vehicle?
Track Width, Wheelbase, and the turning diameter.
What kind of fraud is most common?
Checks
Two writings came from one person if their similarities are ___________ and no ___________ differences are found.
Unique, Unexplainable
What are the 4 ways people change (Alter) a document?
Erasures, Obliterations, Alterations, and Overwriting
What is a plastic impression?
3-D imprint left in pliable materials. (Imprint made in snow, mud, soil, etc.
Skid marks allow for investigators to roughly estimate the car's _______ and _________ of the vehicle. (Need both correct for points)
Speed and Direction
How many teeth does an adult have if they only removed 2 wisdom teeth?
30
In 1999, the U.S Court of __________ decided that handwriting analysis qualifies as a form of expert testimony.
Appeals
A couple weeks ago, Mr. P demonstrated a ghetto version of this type of Chromatography, which separated ink in a writing material to see different chemical compounds.
Thin Layered Chromatography.
What is the difference between Pronation and Supination?
Pronation is to the inside, Supination is to the outside.
Bite mark impressions must be swabbed for _______ which may contain DNA
Saliva
The famous case of Ted Bundy, a serial killer who kidnapped, raped, and murdered 30+ people, was ultimately caught through a dental impression on a victim at which Major University?
FSU