Handwriting Analysis

What term is used for the standard used for comparison?

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

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

 Handwriting is unique to each individuals 

• True
• False

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

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

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