Handwriting/Questioned Documents

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of handwriting analysis?

• pen pressure
• slant
• line spacing
• letter measurement

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 

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.

Handwriting samples can be a perfect match if they in fact came from the same person.

• True
• False

Counterfeiting is a federal offense that involves copying

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

A ransom note left at a crime scene was found to have similar characteristics to a suspect.  

• The suspect can be convicted on this evidence alone
• The note can be considered a match in the eyes of the court
• The results of the comparison can be discussed in court by a certified document analysis expert
• the paper and pen used must be located before the evidence is admissible

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

This can give information about how sociable an individual is.

• Letter Slope

• Line Slope

• Flow

• Pressure