Document analysis is the examination and comparison of questioned documents with known material.
A questioned document is any signature, handwriting, typewriting, or other written mark whose source or authenticity is in dispute or uncertain.
A graphologist is also known as an exemplar.
The Board of Forensic Dedicated Experts requires that document examiners earn a master's degree in handwriting analysis before working in the field.
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.
Computerized analysis of handwriting samples enables handwriting analysis to be faster and more objective, including the review of pen pressure.
Criminals can alter or acquire checks in many ways, including:
Documents are sometimes chemically treated to make them look:
When currency or other items are copied for the purpose of deception and profit, it is called:
The study of graphology is: