Document analysis is the examination and comparison of questioned documents with
known material.
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2.
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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3.
A graphologist is also known as an exemplar.
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4.
The Board of Forensic Dedicated Experts requires that document examiners earn a
master's degree in handwriting analysis before working in the field.
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5.
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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6.
Computerized analysis of handwriting samples enables handwriting analysis to be
faster and more objective, including the review of pen pressure.
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7.
Criminals can alter or acquire checks in many ways, including:
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8.
Documents are sometimes chemically treated to make them look:
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9.
When currency or other items are copied for the purpose of deception and profit,
it is called:
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10.
The study of graphology is:
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11.
Counterfeiting-detecting pens are inexpensive special pens and markers that
react with the ____________ in the paper.
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12.
The government changes the design of paper money every year to make currency
more difficult to copy and to counterfeit.
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13.
Banks hope to eliminate the use of checks in the future.
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14.
A(n) ________________ is a piece of writing that is used as a comparison when
analyzing a document.
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15.
The type of ink used on a document can be analyzed as a questioned document.
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16.
In 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals determined that graphology qualified as a
form of expert testimony.
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17.
Line quality is a handwriting characteristic that is used to determine if the
letters are equally spaced or crowded.
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18.
Connecting letters is a handwriting characteristic that is used to determine if
uppercase and lowercase letters are connected and continuous.
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19.
A biometric signature pad is used to determine the amount of pressure an
individual uses when writing.
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20.
Counterfeiting is a federal felony punishable with up to _________ years in
prison.