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A _____ scientifically analyzes handwritten, typewritten, photocopied, and computer-generated documents for authenticity.
Document analyst
Handwriting evidence was first used in an American court _____
Around 1868
ABFDE was formed in _____ to establish standards of qualification for document analysts.
1977
The science of handwriting is based on the presumption that _____.
No two people have identical handwriting
Letterform includes _____.
Proportional size of letters
In handwriting, the writing instrument used can influence _____.
Line form
The attempt to disguise handwriting or to copy someone else's handwriting is known as _____.
Conscious writing effort
As a form of evidence, handwriting _____.
Should be used in combination with other sources evidence
Signing and cashing a check from another person's account is considered _____.
Fraud
Using a UV or infrared light exposes _____ documents.
Additions to
U.S. paper currency is made by the _____.
Crane Paper Company using a blend of cotton, linen, and silk fibers
When a store cashier marks a $20 bill, the _____.
Mark will fade quickly if the bill is real
The global movement to change currency to stock made of plastic means _____.
Currency will be more durable and harder to counterfeit
Biometric signature pads _____.
Records data based on the speed, pressure, and rhythm of signing your name
In 2000, Congress passed the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) with the purpose of _____.
Using electronic signatures to allow greater freedom and flexibility for business transactions
According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, _____.
Approximately one note in every 10,000 in circulation in the U.S. is counterfeit
A document analyst _____.
Must first work as an apprentice
_____ is the handwriting characteristic identified by analyzing the ratio of height to width.
Size consistency
Police arrest a couple suspected of check fraud and find dozens of checks strewn across a table in the couple's garage. CSI's collect the checks, ink pens, and several types of chemicals. In the lab, the checks are _____ detecting indications of changes to the paper. Based on the lab's findings, the detective believes that the homeowners have been chemically erasing the checks in order to use them.
Viewed under an ultraviolet or infrared light
Police officers found a handwritten suicide note with the body of a male college student in an on-campus apartment. The deceased lived alone and was not in a relationship. Inconsistencies at the scene indicated that the suicide may have been staged. The police treated the incident as a crime scene and the death as a possible homicide. Investigators collected the victim's notebooks and bluebook tests to try _____.
Looking for the presence or absence of unique repeated writing elements
