Handwriting Analysis
What is the primary goal of handwriting analysis in forensic science?
To establish the authenticity of documents and detect forgeries.
What does forgery involve?
Making, altering, or falsifying documents to deceive.
What is the definition of counterfeiting?
Copying items for deception.
Initial Handwriting analysis is done with
the naked eye or a microscope
_________ ___________ is the amount of space put between letters. The letters could all be connected or spaced drastically.
Letter spacing
Name one technological advancement that has improved handwriting analysis.
Biometric signature pads.
What is a common type of forgery involving financial documents?
Check forgery
Name one built-in feature of U.S. currency that helps prevent counterfeiting.
Security features such as watermarks or security threads.
Handwriting analysis played a role in the 1930s ____________ case.
Lindbergh kidnapping
The height of capital letters, the height of small case letters, and ratio of small case letters to high case letters are examples of:
Size Consistency
In what historical case did handwriting analysis play a significant role during the 1930s?
The Lindbergh kidnapping case
What is one method used to prevent check forgery?
Using chemically sensitive paper.
What is one tool used to detect counterfeit currency?
Counterfeit-detecting pens.
A handwriting analyst must use an _______ when comparing writing samples
exemplar (known sample/control)
The more ink used or heavy ink use could be an example of
Pen pressure
How many major categories of handwriting characteristics do experts examine?
12 major categories.
How do banks encourage the prevention of fraud?
By promoting the use of debit check cards.
How does the government combat counterfeiting of currency?
By continuously updating currency designs.
This device measures Rhythm, speed, and pressure of writing
Biometric signature pads
Do the letters flow or are they erractic or shaky? (is an example of which characteristic?)
Line quality
What factors can affect the quality of handwriting standards during analysis?
Mood, age, and illness.
Describe literary forgery.
The act of creating or altering written works to deceive.
Why is it important to have updated currency designs?
To stay ahead of counterfeiters and improve detection methods.
The goal is to determine authorship (of documents) using
scientific methods.
Left, right or variable is a description of which handwriting characteristic?
Slant