Handwriting, Counterfeit & forgery

Document analysis is the examination and comparison of questioned documents with ____________________________.

• newspaper articles

• known material

• any document you can find

Commonly questioned documents include (select all that apply)

• passports & licenses

• wills

• 5th grade ELA papers

• checks & money

• birth certificates

Which one of these is not a characteristic of handwriting?

• spacing between letters and words

• line quality

• color of ink

• size consistency

Which one of these is not a characteristic of handwriting?

• continuity with the pen and paper surface

• type of pen or pencil used

• pen pressure

• slant

What is the main difference between forgery and fraud?

• With fraud, there is material (property, money, etc.) gain, and with forgery the intent is just to deceive.

• Fraud has more syllables than forgery.

• Forgery is illegal but fraud is not.

When false documents are copied for deception, it is specifically referred to as...

• Laundering

• Fraudulence

• Counterfeiting

• Forgery

Which does NOT affect handwriting

• The age of the writer

• The mood of the writer

• The writing instrument used

• They all affect handwriting

The tendency to write above, below, or on the lines is called...

• Line quality

• Slant

• Line Habits

• Continuity

The writing in one sample seems thicker than another sample. This is likely a difference in...

• Pen Pressure

• Continuity

• Slant

• Line Habits

Forging a piece of writing like a letter or manuscript, often from a well-known author, is called...

• Literary forgery

• Novel forgery

• Document forgery

• Historic forgery