Forensic Document Examination introduces the reader to the basic principles of handwriting and the factors that affect their development. The book discusses the basic concept of the characteristics of writing that are compared when making an identification or elimination of a writer. In addition, readers will be able to recognize the signs of forgery and disguise and to distinguish between simulation and disguise.
Evolution of the written word and history of document examination Principles of handwriting and handwriting identification Detection of forged and counterfeit documents Equipping a document laboratory and preparing reports Identifying check and credit card fraud Examining seals, stamps, paper fasteners, writing instruments
Katherine M. Koppenhaver
Laboratory attention authenticity care development evolution identification simulation