Handwriting Samples

This image is an example of which of the following? The image shows a capital T with a stylized stroke extending beyond the main form.

• Cursive handwriting

• Down strokes

• Decorative elements on letters

• Unintentional strokes

Which of the following can be observed from this example? The image shows a handwritten capital B.

• This letter B is created using one stroke

• This letter B is created using two strokes

• This letter B is written with unequal internal proportions

• This letter B is created with the left hand

Which of the following uses a decorative element? The images next to options A–D show small handwritten examples; select the option that includes an added flourish or embellishment.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following best describes the way letters compare to each other?

• Inter-character proportions

• Internal proportions

• Inter-word proportions

• Line habits

Which of the following statements are True?

• Slant can be an indicator in forensic handwriting investigations.

• Left-hand writers tend to have a left slant in their letters.

• Right-hand writers are taught how to get rid of their right slant in school.

If the image represents how an individual writes the letter g, which of the following best represents how an individual would write the letter y?

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A man meets a woman at a restaurant. She gives him her phone number on a napkin in purple pen labeled with her name. Later that evening, his friends see the man leave with the woman. Early the next morning, the man is found dead. The police find the napkin with the name and number in the man’s pocket. They want to determine if the suspect they have in custody is the woman who wrote on the napkin. Which of the following should investigators NOT do?

• Search the woman’s house for exemplars where she has written numbers

• Search the woman’s purse to determine if there’s a writing utensil which would match what was used on the napkin

• Ask the woman to write down a series of phone numbers containing the numbers written on the napkin

• Show the woman the napkin and ask her to copy it

Which of the following can be observed from this example?

• The letter was formed using one stroke

• The letter was formed using two strokes

• The letter was written by someone who is right-handed

• The letter was written by someone who is left-handed

Which of the following is NOT an example of a non-request specimen?

• Grocery list

• Letter

• Note

• Photocopy

Investigators search a suspect’s home for evidence. They find a handwritten list in a kitchen drawer. This is an example of a request specimen.

• True

• False