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What are questioned documents?
Any form of communication that's suspect to origins or authenticity
List the different types of examinations that can be performed by a QD examiner.
Handwriting comparisons
Writing instruments
Printing devices
Reconstructions
State the two principles that form the basis for forensic handwriting analysis and comparison.
1. No two individuals write the same
2. No person writes the exact same twice
Provide examples of several class characteristics of handwriting.
General letter shaoe
Punctualization
Capitalization
List and recognize several individualizing handwriting features.
Beginning and ending strokes
Letter connections
Height ratios
Spacing of letters
Hesitations
Baseline characteristics
Pen pressure
Unusual letter forms
Slant
Pen lifts
Punctuation style
List the cautionary steps when collecting QD evidence.
Don't fold or cut
Don't staple or paperclip
Don't use plastic
Don't write on or mark
Don't process for fingerprints
Use cardboard folders
Explain the difference between a requested and non-requested handwriting sample.
Requested
- court ordered
Non-requested
- voluntary
Define: alteration, erasure and obliteration.
Alteration
- an addition
Erasure
- a subtraction
Obliteration
- a destruction
Provide examples of QD evidence that can be analyzed by the VSC.
Any kind of QD where an alteration, erasure or obliteration may have occured
Provide an example of QD evidence that can be analyzed by the EDA.
Indented writings
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Questioned Documents Review
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Made for "Introduction to Forensic Science & Criminalistics" by Gaensslen, Harris and Lee
Updated
2012-05-08T00:15:17Z
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