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1. The document discusses the history of questioned document examination and lists important figures in the field such as Albert Osborn and Ordway Hilton. 2. Famous cases from the 20th century that involved document examination are discussed, including the Dreyfus Affair, Lindbergh Kidnapping, and Hitler Diaries. 3. The principles of handwriting are explored, including the muscles involved in writing, classifications of writing characteristics, and different types of disputed signatures such as forgeries and alterations.

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1. The document discusses the history of questioned document examination and lists important figures in the field such as Albert Osborn and Ordway Hilton. 2. Famous cases from the 20th century that involved document examination are discussed, including the Dreyfus Affair, Lindbergh Kidnapping, and Hitler Diaries. 3. The principles of handwriting are explored, including the muscles involved in writing, classifications of writing characteristics, and different types of disputed signatures such as forgeries and alterations.

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Kind of documents

1. Public Document- notarized


2. Official Document- issues by the government
3. Private Document- every deed or instrument executed
4. Commercial Document- code of commerce or any mercantile law
5. Electronic Document (E- Document)- exist only or Data stored on a documents. Ex: e-mails, photographs.

“PERSONALITIES IN QUESTION DOCUMENTS EXAMINATION”

ALBERT SHERMAN OSBORN- father of question document.

ALBERT D. OSBOREN- third president of the ASQDE.

B.J VRELLAND HARING and HOWARD HARING- father and Son of New York. Kidnapping case.

J. NEWTON BAKER- 1955- he authored the book “law of Disputed and Forged Documents.

JAMES V.P. CONWAY- examiner of QD in San Francisco California “evidential documents.

HANS SCHEICKERT (1876-1944)- doctor of law and director and he was a criminology professor at University of Bertin in 1920.

DR. WILSON R. HARISSON- “suspect document examiners their scientific examination”

ORDWAY HILTON- 6th president of the ASQDE.” Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents” in 1956. Revised Edition of
the text in 1982.

ROY A. HUBER- 24th president of the ASQDE. In 1999. He published book “Handwriting Identification- Facts and Fundamentals’.

CHARLES CHABOT- early practitioner of question document examination.

“HISTORTY CASES OF THE TWENTIETH 20TH CENTURY”

The DRETFUS AFFAIR in 1894

The BOBBY FRANKS KIDNAP and MURDER in 1924

The LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING TRIAL in 1935

The CLIFFORD IRVING and the HOWARD HUGHES BIOGRAPHY in 1972

The MORMON WILL in 1978

The HITLER DIARIES in 1983- greatest publishing.

“RELATED FIELDS of STUDY”

Questioned Documents Examiners- laboratory Equipment

Historical Dating- verification of age/ document examiner

Fraud Investigator- money trail and criminal intent

Paper and Ink Specialists- chemical methods

Forgery Specialists- digital enhancement techniques

Handwriting Analysts- psychology personality traits


Typewriting Analysts- typewritten material

Computer Crime Investigators- emerging group / investigative and testimonial procedures

“PRINCIPLES OF WRITING”

WRITING- mental and muscular/painstaking effort

HANDWRITING- visible effect of bodily movement

CURSIVE WRITING- most part joined together

HAND LETERRING- style of writing/ written separately

“MUSCLES IN THE HANDS WHICH FUNCTION IN THE ACT OF WRITING”(3 KINDS)

1. EXTENSOR MUSCLES- pushes up the pen/upward strokes.


2. FLEXOR MUSCLES- push down the pen / downward strokes.
3. LUMBRITAL MUSCLES- combine / lateral strokes
MOTOR COORDINATION- written forms

“WRITING MOVEMENTS”
(4 KINDS)
1. FINGER MOVEMENT
2. HAND MOVEMENT
3. FOREARM MOVEMENT
4. WHOLE ARM MOVEWMENT

CLASSIFICATION OF WRITING CHARACTERISTICS


1. CLASS OR GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS- single person
2. INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS- unlikely

WRITING CHARACTERISTICS

SYSTEM OF WRITING- taught in school


HABIT- individualize writing
SIGNIFICANT WRITING HABIT- unique/identification
FORM- shape or design
a. Straight line
b. Curves
c. Angles
d. Retracing
e. Connections – circular, oblong, elliptical, angular
f. Size
g. Slant- baseline
h. Spacing
i. Proportion

LINE QUALITY- visible record/ writing instrument

a. Skill- WRITER’S PROFICIENCY


b. Speed- SLOW AND DRAWN/ DELIBERATE/ AVERAGE/ RAPID.
c. Rhythm- STRESS OR IMPULSE
d. Shading- WIDENING/ PAPER SURFACE
e. Pen pressure- AVERAGE FORCE
f. Pen position or pen hold- POINT AND PAPER
g. Tremor- SMOOTHNESS
h. Movement

CLASSES OF DESPUTED SIGNATURES

SIMPLE FORGERY- no attempt


FORGED SIGNATURES OF FICTITIOUS PERSONS
TRACED FORGERY- tracing process
SIMULATED FORGERY/ COPIED FORGERY- free- hand

ALTERATIONS:
a. ERASURE- removal of writing/ mechanical or chemical means
b. ADDITION- matter made/original preparation
c. SUBSTITUTION- replacement of original entries with another
d. INSERTION OR INTERLINEATION- addition of writing/ page to document
e. OBLITERATION- indecipherable
f. CUTTING- skillful cutting/ gap

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