Kuster ~ Forensics ~ Documents

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

• Infrared spectroscopy
• Electrostatic Detection 
• Chromatography
• Graphology

The production of an imitation of currency, artwork, documents, and name-brand knock-off items for the purpose of deception is called:

• Forgery
• Counterfeit     
• Questioned Document
• Exemplar

A process used by criminals to make, alter, or falsify a person’s signature or a document with the intent to deceive another person is called:

• Forgery
• Counterfeit     
• Distortion
• Fraud

samples of similar documents known

to have been produced by the same

specific technique, individual or

technology a questioned document

was alleged to be produced by

• Watermark

• Counterfeiting

• Known Specimens

any piece of written work without

confirmed authenticity

• Forgery

• Counterfeiting

• Questioned documents

image which is printed in light or thin ink

and only visible when the bill is held

up to the light

• Watermark

• Oblique Light

• Forgery

Document analysts can examine writing instruments.

• True

• False

Shredded documents are unable to be analyzed.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT something which would indicate a document has been tampered with?

• Change in quality of sheets

• Holes indicating multiple staples

• Lack of watermark on every sheet

Creating a copy of a painting done by

a famous artist to sell as if it was

painted by the artist

• Forgery

• Counterfeiting