Questions from Crime and Investigation

Q: List three characteristics of handwriting, as well as three characteristics of

List three characteristics of handwriting, as well as three characteristics of writing not related to handwriting, that an examiner compares when studying a questioned document.

Q: List three factors that can make it difficult for an examiner to

List three factors that can make it difficult for an examiner to determine the author of a questioned writing.

Q: Why might a traced signature be more easily detected as a forgery

Why might a traced signature be more easily detected as a forgery than one that is copied freehand?

Q: List three characteristics of exemplars that should be as alike as possible

List three characteristics of exemplars that should be as alike as possible to the questioned document.

Q: What individual characteristics are most valuable for proving the identity of a

What individual characteristics are most valuable for proving the identity of a typewriter?

Q: Count the number of bifurcations in the following prints. Choose between

Count the number of bifurcations in the following prints. Choose between 9, 11, and 13 as the number of bifurcations:

Q: What kinds of marks can a document examiner use to identify the

What kinds of marks can a document examiner use to identify the machine that produced a photocopy? What information is used to identify the machine that produced a fax copy?

Q: What class characteristics can an examiner study to help identify a suspect

What class characteristics can an examiner study to help identify a suspect photocopy machine?

Q: What is infrared luminescence? Describe how it can be used to

What is infrared luminescence? Describe how it can be used to detect alterations or erasures in a document.

Q: Describe the difference between software and media and give two examples of

Describe the difference between software and media and give two examples of each.