Handwriting and Document Review

Typically, the forging of currency; also the forging of other government-issued documents (postage stamps) and production of fake name-brand products for profit.

A person who scientifically analyzes handwritten, typewritten, photocopied, and computer-generated documents and their materials for authenticity.

The examination of questioned documents with known materials using a variety of criteria such as authenticity, alterations, erasures, and obliterations.

questioned document

Deliberate deception practiced to secure unfair or illegal financial gain.

Any signature, handwriting, typewriting, or other written mark whose source or authenticity is in dispute or uncertain.

A standard document of known origin and authorship used in handwriting analysis for comparison to documents of unknown authorship.

The making, altering, or falsifying of personal documents or other objects with the intention of deception.

When documents or other items are copied for the purpose of deception, it is called:

What is required to analyze and compare the handwriting on a document to determine its origin?

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.