Drug & Questioned Document Review

Which of these would NOT be a questioned document?

• lottery ticket

• receipt

• photo

• passport

Which of the following can alter a person's handwriting?

• mood of the writer

• posture of the writer

• ruled or unruled paper

• all of these

Exemplars should contain _________ that is/are present in the questioned document.

• the alphabet

• the same words

• extra letters and numbers

• none of these

What kind of evidence is handwriting?

• Individual evidence

• Class evidence

• Biological evidence

• Circumstantial evidence

Two individuals _______ have identical handwriting.

• can

• cannot

• should

• can (but only if they are identical twins)

Document ink can be chemically compared using what method?

• infrared spectrophotometry

• gas chromatography

• thin layer chromatography

• none of these

Which of the following is NOT a way to alter a document?

• additions

• copying

• obliterations

• erasures

Partially visible impression left in the sheet of paper underneath the one written on

• exemplar

• charred

• obliteration

• indention

All of the following methods are used to identify characteristics of paper, except

• paper color

• where it was bought

• paper thickness

• watermarks

What are faint marks in paper that you can see when you hold the paper up to the light?

• watermarks

• color marks

• forgery marks

• simulated marks