Forensic Science Handwriting Test

Questioned documents include:

• petitions and lottery tickets.

• rare books.

• letters and checks.

• contracts and passports.

• all of the above.

The ease with which a child's handwriting can be individualized is ________ the ease with which one can individualize an adult's handwriting.

• less than

• greater than

• the same as

The writing characteristics of a person may be altered by whether:

• a significant amount of time has passed between writing of exemplar and the questioned document.

• the posture or stance of the author varies between writings.

• pencil, ballpoint, or fountain pen is used.

• paper is ruled or unruled.

• all of the above.

Infrared luminescence is used to:

• reveal writing that has been erased.

• detect if two different inks were used in the writing of a document.

• both A and B

• neither A nor B

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Document examiners frequently uncover the original writing of words that have been crossed out with the aid of:

• transmitted radiation.

• color photography.

• infrared radiation.

• thin-layer chromatography.

• side lighting.

When dictating to a person in order to obtain samples of handwriting, one should NOT:

• allow the suspect to view the questioned document before dictating it.

• use a pen similar to that of the questioned document.

• use similar or the same letter and word grouping as used in the questioned document.

• dictate the contents of the text at least three times.

• use paper similar to that of the questioned document.

________ writings are partially visible impressions appearing on a sheet of paper underneath the one on which the visible writing was done.

• Indented

• Exemplar

• Charred

• Obliterated

• Questioned