Questioned Documents

When police obtain a writing sample from the suspect, the sample is called a(n):

• Sample
• Exemplar
• Screening
• Graphology

What is fraudulence?

• Fraudulence is forgery done for material gain
• Fraudulence only applies to money and checks
• Fraudulence only applies to documents and works of art
• They are synonyms 

Questioned documents include:

• petitions and lottery tickets
• rare books
• contracts and passports
• all of the above

What acronym is used to describe the computer program that helps analyze handwriting samples?

• AFIS
• CODIS
• NIBIN
• FISH

Which of the following statements is not true? 

• An individual's handwriting may show variation as a result of mood or emotional state
• The handwriting of an individual is unaffected by advancing years.
• The handwriting of an individual shows natural variation.
• The influence of alcohol or drugs may cause variation in an individual's handwriting.

Counterfeiting is a federal offense that involves copying

• money
• food stamps
• social security cards
• all of the above

A student wrote a prescription for Xanax on a prescription pad she stole from her family doctor. She then got it filled then sold the pills at a graduation party.  When she is caught, what will her some of her charges be?

• forgery
• fraudulence
• forgery and fraudulence
• only theft, because that's what started all of this

What handwriting characteristic is when the text is on, below, or above the line?

• Baseline Habits

• Connecting Strokes

• Slant

• Irregular letter formation

A questioned document is any signature, handwriting, or other written mark whose source of authenticity is in dispute.

• True
• False

This technique is used to determine individual dye components from different inks...

• Infrared spectroscopy
• Electrostatic Detection 
• Chromatography
• Graphology