Download Handwriting and Document Analysis Test Objectives

Chapter 10: Handwriting Analysis, Forgery and Counterfeiting
You do not have to write out the answers for the objectives listed in bold;
however, you will be responsible for ALL of the objectives listed.
Handwriting
 Describe 12 types of handwriting characteristics that can be analyzed in a
document.
 Demonstrate an example of each of the 12 types of handwriting traits.
1. Identify the major goal of a forensic handwriting analysis.
 Given a sample of someone’s handwriting, analyze the handwriting using the 12
exemplars.
 Compare a handwriting sample to the handwriting of specific individual and
determine if the handwriting samples match.
Chapter 10: Handwriting Analysis, Forgery and Counterfeiting
You do not have to write out the answers for the objectives listed in bold;
however, you will be responsible for ALL of the objectives listed.
Handwriting
 Describe 12 types of handwriting characteristics that can be analyzed in a
document.
 Demonstrate an example of each of the 12 types of handwriting traits.
1. Identify the major goal of a forensic handwriting analysis.
 Given a sample of someone’s handwriting, analyze the handwriting using the 12
exemplars.
 Compare a handwriting sample to the handwriting of specific individual and
determine if the handwriting samples match.
2. Discuss why handwriting samples from the same individual can differ.
2. Discuss why handwriting samples from the same individual can differ.
3. Discuss the techniques used in gathering handwriting samples from a suspect.
3. Discuss the techniques used in gathering handwriting samples from a suspect.
4. Describe some of the technology used in handwriting analysis.
4. Describe some of the technology used in handwriting analysis.
5. Explain the role of a handwriting expert called to testify at a jury hearing. Describe
5. Explain the role of a handwriting expert called to testify at a jury hearing. Describe
how a handwriting expert attempts to convince a jury that a particular handwriting
how a handwriting expert attempts to convince a jury that a particular handwriting
sample does or does not below to a particular individual.
sample does or does not below to a particular individual.
Forgery and Fraudulence
Forgery and Fraudulence
6. Describe different types of documents that people commonly forge.
6. Describe different types of documents that people commonly forge.
7. Distinguish between the terms forgery and fraudulence.
7. Distinguish between the terms forgery and fraudulence.
8. Describe ways people have tried to alter checks.
8. Describe ways people have tried to alter checks.
9. Describe methods used by banks and businesses to try to prevent check forgery.
9. Describe methods used by banks and businesses to try to prevent check forgery.
10. Explain the term literary forgery.
10. Explain the term literary forgery.
Counterfeiting
Counterfeiting
11. Define the term counterfeiting
11. Define the term counterfeiting
12. List several types of documents that people have tried to produce counterfeit copies
12. List several types of documents that people have tried to produce counterfeit copies
13. Describe why scanning and printing of paper money does not produce authentic
13. Describe why scanning and printing of paper money does not produce authentic
looking paper currency.
14. Describe some of the criteria for detecting counterfeit money in the US paper
currency.
looking paper currency.
14. Describe some of the criteria for detecting counterfeit money in the US paper
currency.