Document Analysis

Any document that is evidence in a crime and will be analyzed is a

• Forgery

• Counterfeit

• Questioned Document

• Exemplar

When analyzing paper from a questioned document, which of the following is/are important to identify and compare?

• watermarks

• paper size and thickness

• location/number of staple holes

• all answers are correct

What is found on certain types of papers that enables an investigator to authenticate a document?

• lines of indentation
• watermarks
• layers of thickness
• color balancing dyes

What handwriting characteristic is when the letters flow or are erractic and shaky?

• Line habits
• Continuous 
• Connecting letter
• Line quality

Paper chromatography is used to determine

• if something has been erased from a document

• the different pigments in an ink sample.

• handwriting slant

• none of the above

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

• Line habits
• Continuous 
• Connecting letter
• Line quality

A tool used to view the details of an object or image close up.

• Video Spectral Comparator

• Microscope

• Ultraviolet light

• Electrostatic Detection

A procedure that determines individual dye components

• Biometric Signature Pad

• Video Spectral Comparator

• Chromatography

• Infrared spectroscope

Each person has a range of natural variation; this means:

• Like fingerprints, handwriting is unique to each individual
• No one writes the exact same every time
• Everyone's handwriting has their own unique style
• No writer can exceed his or her skill level

A known sample of the suspects writing, which can be compared to the unknown document is called:

• Questioned Document
• Prototype
• Standard
• Exemplar