Handwriting Analysis

What term is used for the standard used for comparison?

• comparative evidence
• signatory evidence
• exemplar evidence
• official evidence

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 (Forensic Information System for Handwriting)?

• AFIS
• FRCI
• HWSP
• FISH

Because handwriting is difficult to disguise and forge, handwriting analysis is a good tool for including or excluding persons when determining a match between known material, and a questioned document. 

• true
• false

Line form includes the smoothness of letters and the darkness of the lines on the upward, compared to the downward stroke. 

• true
• false

Formatting includes the spacing between letters, the spacing between words and lines, the placement of words on a line, and the margins a writer leaves empty on a page. 

• true
• false

Generally, the primary purpose of forging something is to profit from the fake or alteration. 

• true
• false

Initial comparisons of documents are done with:

• the naked eye
• microscopes
• a hand-held lens
• all of these choices

Criminals can alter or acquire checks in many ways, including: 

• ordering someone else’s checks from a deposit slip.
• directly altering a check
• intercepting someone’s check, altering it and cashing it. 
• All of these choices.

Which of the following statements is not true? 

• An individual's handwriting may show variation as a result of stress or illness.
• 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.