Questioned Document Examination Quiz

Questioned Document Examination

• Bleach is a chemical used to whiten paper pulp.

Printing Techniques

• Embossing is a form of printing that produces a raised impression or pattern on the surface of a sheet of paper.

Paper Quality

• Opacity refers to the quality of a paper related to the amount of light that can be transmitted through its surface.

Document Examiner's Objective

• The fundamental mission of a document examiner is to determine and conclude, with a scientific basis and technique, who the writer or signatory is.

Handwriting Analysis

• The relation between the tall and short letters is referred to as proportion.
• Slant is the angle or inclination of the axis of the letters relative to the baseline.
• Line quality refers to the flourishing succession of motion recorded in a written record.
• Speed in writing refers to the velocity of writing movement.

Paper Manufacture

• During paper manufacture, security fibers, watermarks, and serial numbers are included.
• Iridescent bands are not typically included in paper manufacture.

Forgery and Counterfeiting

• Counterfeiting refers to the imitation of a legal or genuine document.
• Uttering refers to the act of passing off a forged or counterfeit document as genuine.
• Mutilation refers to the act of alteration or tampering with a document.
• Importing refers to bringing in a forged or counterfeit document from another country.

Writing Characteristics

• Class characteristics refer to the shared characteristics of a group of writers.
• Individual characteristics refer to the unique characteristics of a single writer.
• Embellishment is an example of an individual characteristic.

Forgery Detection

• Patching and retracing are common defects of forgery.
• Supra-linear letters are those that extend above the linear letters.

Signature Forgery

• Simple forgery is a type of forgery where the forger attempts to imitate the genuine signature.
• Simulated forgery is a type of forgery where the resemblance between the questioned signature and the genuine signature is apparent.
• Traced forgery is a type of forgery where the forger traces over a genuine signature.

Handwriting Identification

• Hatus refers to a gap between strokes due to unevenness of writing materials.
• Line quality, rhythm, and speed are elements of movement in handwriting.
• Pen position, pen hold, and pen emphasis are components of the orientation of the writing instrument.