Chapter 10 Review Worksheet

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There are 10 major categories of handwriting characteristics.

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A person's handwriting is so consistent that nothing alters it.

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A biometric pad measures the speed, rhythm, and pressure of your handwriting.

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The Secret Service is charged with the security of U.S. currency.

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

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A questioned document is any signature, handwriting, typewriting, or other written mark whose source or authenticity is in dispute or uncertain.

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A document expert is a specially trained person who scientifically analyzes printing in a document.

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A graphologist is also known as an exemplar.

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U.S. paper money has special thread embedded in it as a guard against counterfeiting.

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Because handwriting is difficult to disguise and forge, handwriting analysis is a good tool for including or excluding persons when determining a match between known material, and a questioned document.

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A person’s handwriting exhibits characteristics that make it indistinguishable from other samples.

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Line form includes the smoothness of letters and the darkness of the lines on the upward, compared to the downward stroke.

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Formatting includes the spacing between letters, the spacing between words and lines, the placement of words on a line, and the margins a writer leaves empty on a page.

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Generally, the primary purpose of forging something is to profit from the fake or alteration.

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Computerized analysis of handwriting samples has the disadvantage of being slower and less objective than analysis by an individual.

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Forgeries are documents:

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Initial comparisons of documents are done with:

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When a material gain, such as money, accompanies a forgery, it is called:

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Criminals can alter or acquire checks in many ways, including:

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Literary forgery refers to the forgery of a:

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Documents are sometimes chemically treated to make them look:

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When false documents or other items are copied for the purpose of deception, it is called:

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Counterfeiting-detecting pens are inexpensive special pens and markers containing the element:

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Pen manufacturers claim the counterfeiting-detecting pen is:

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The study of graphology is:

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Forensic Information System for Handwriting (F.I.S.H.) is a computerized handwriting database used and maintained by the ______________________________.

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The number one way that people suspect fakes and scrutinize money is because it doesn’t ____________________________.

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The government continues to change the design of paper money to make currency more difficult to copy and to prevent _______________________________.

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Handwriting experts examine____________________ major categories of characteristics of a person’s handwriting.

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Which cold case was cracked by paper whitener was found in many pages of the document.

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Which cold case was cracked by paper whitener was found in many pages of the document.