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Is everyones hand writing the same? True or false
False
What are some qualifications they need?
Voluntary certification available
Q1. One of the four steps for analyzing a handwriting sample is:
Q2. True or false: You should help the suspect with their spelling if it is wrong.
A1. peer review by another document analyst
A2. False
Q1. What are expectations of financial gain accompanying a forgery?
Q2. What type of forgery is it called when a criminal alters or acquires checks?
A1. Fraudulence and fraud.
A2. Check Forgery.
Q1. What is forensic analysis of handwriting?
Q2. How do forensic analysts determine if handwriting is genuine or forged?
A1. Forensic analysis of handwriting is the examination of handwriting samples to determine authenticity, identify the writer, or detect forgery.
A2. Analysis compares various features such as letter formations, spacing, slant, and pressure to assess consistency and detect any anomalies or discrepancies.
What parts of the brain is apart of handwriting?
Visual and muscular
How long does it take to adapt handwriting?
1-2 years of practice
Q1. True or false: you should show the suspect the evidence document to show the handwriting.
Q2. Is handwriting analysis subjective or objective?
A1. False
A2. Subjective
Q1. What is it called when a piece of historical writing is forged?
Q2. Forging a work of art and selling it as an original is what type of forgery?
A1. Literary Forgery.
A2. Art Forgery.
Q1. Can handwriting analysis identify someone by their writing style?
Q2. What tools do forensic analysts use to examine handwriting?
A1. Yes, handwriting analysis can sometimes identify individuals based on unique characteristics in their writing style.
A2. Forensic analysts use magnifying glasses, microscopes, specialized lighting, and digital imaging software to examine handwriting samples.
What things can make handwriting look different?
Types of intrusment used, mood, use of drug, alcohol and medication, age of illness
How do places like the dmv get your signature online?
With a biometric signature pads
Q1. Handwriting evidence can be used where
Q2. You need a sufficient _____ for analyzing a handwriting sample.
A1. Court room
A2. sample
Q1. Banks can use high resolution borders and embedding fibers to prevent what type of forgery?
Q2. Mechanical erasures alter paper’s _____.
A1. Check Forgery.
A2. fibers
Q1. How do experts compare two handwriting samples?
Q2. Can handwriting analysis determine if someone was under duress when writing?
A1. Experts compare similarities and differences in letter formations, strokes, spacing, and other features between two handwriting samples to determine if they are from the same writer.
A2. Handwriting analysis can sometimes detect signs of stress or unusual pressure in writing, but it cannot definitively determine if someone was under duress.
What are some characteristics of handwriting?
Letterform, line form, formatting
What is a biometric signature pad?
A black box connected to a computer to collect online signature
Q1. Who do you need in order to show handwiting evidence in court room?
Q2. Fill in the blanks. To use handwriting evidence in courtroom, you need _____ , _____ evidence.
A1. expert witness
A2. strong, factual
Q1. Use of solvents may expose _________ that was _________ out.
Q2. Exposure to __ or _________ light can distinguish between different inks.
A1. writing, crossed
A2. UV, infrared
Q1. What are some common clues analysts look for in handwriting?
Q2. How do analysts determine if handwriting has been altered?
A1. Analysts look for consistency in writing style, unnatural hesitations, or alterations, unusual spacing, and any indications of deliberate attempts to disguise handwriting.
A2. Analysts examine ink, paper, and writing utensils for inconsistencies, as well as comparing the writing in question to known samples to detect any alterations.
Who are the people who deal with handwriting documents in court rooms?
Document analysis
What does a biometric signature pad do?
Identity ahthentication, and record signature
Q1. Which answer choice (a,b,c,d) is NOT one of the 4 steps for analyzing handwriting evidence?
a. having sufficient samples
b. obtaining exemplar samples
c. having it peer reviewed by another document analyst
d. flushing it down the toilet once you are finished analyzing it so no one can see it
Q2. What is a document made or altered with the intent to deceive?
A1. D: flushing it down the toilet once you are finished analyzing it so no one can see it
A2. forgery
Q1. Some inks and pencil leads burn more _______ than paper.
Q2. Banks using chemically sensitive paper can prevent _______ ______.
A1. slowly
A2. check forgery.
Q1. Can handwriting analysis reveal if a document was written by multiple people?
Q2. How is handwriting analysis used in legal investigations?
A1. Yes, handwriting analysis can sometimes detect different writing styles within a document, indicating that it was written by multiple people.
A2. Handwriting analysis is used to authenticate signatures, identify anonymous writers, detect forgery in documents such as checks or wills, and provide evidence in legal cases.