Chapter 10: Handwriting Analysis, Forgery, and Counterfeiting

The production of an imitation of currency, works of art, documents, and name brand look-alikes for the purpose of deception.

• Fraudulence

• Forgery

• Counterfeiting

• Exemplar

The examination of questioned documents with known material for a variety of analyses, such as authenticity, alterations, reasures, and obliterations.

• Questioned Document

• Exemplar

• Fraudulence

• Document Analysis

A person who scientifically analyzes handwriting.

• Exemplar

• Document Expert

• Document Analysis

• Questioned Document

A standard document of known origin and authorship used in handwriting analysis.

• Exemplar

• Questioned Document

• Counterfeiting

• Forgery

The making, adaptin, or falsifying of documents or other object with the intention of deceiving someone.

• Forgery

• Fraudulence

• Counterfeiting

• Exemplar

When a financial gain accompanies a forgery.

• Counterfiting

• Exemplar

• Questioned Document

• Fradulence

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

• Questioned Document

• Exemplar

• Document Analysis

• Forgery

True or False: Historical documents are often targets for forgers.

• True

• False

True or False: Handwriting experts examine 10 major categories of exemplars, including letter form, line form, and formatting.

• True

• False

Approximately $27 million in illegitimate checks are cashed each day. Which of the following is NOT one way that criminals can alter a check?

• Ordering someone else's checks from a deposit slip

• Making changes directly on a check or forging a check from scratch

• Taking someone else's check, altering it and /or cashing it

• Using their own checks