Deck 11: Questioned Documents

Question 1

A questioned document must be handwritten.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A questioned document does not have to be written on paper.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Two people can have identical handwriting.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Graphology is the science of questioned document examination.

Question 5

An original writing sample is known as an exemplar.

Question 6

Tracing may occur by placing one piece of paper over a document and attempting to copy the writing.

Question 7

A stereomicroscope can be used to determine if overwriting has occurred.

Question 8

ESDA stands for Electronic Super Detection Analyzer and is used in handwriting analysis.

Question 9

Nonrequested exemplars are writings that the author has been asked to provide.

Question 10

A questioned document is any correspondence, written or printed, that is easily forged.

Question 11

Two classifications of exemplars are

A) Requested, non-requested
B) written, printed
C) original, forged
D) none of these

Question 12

Two variations of handwriting penmanship taught in schools are

A) Printing, Cursive
B) Palmer, Zaner-Bloser
C) Freeform, Prescribed
D) Perry, Zietzwitz

Question 13

Which of the following is a good example of a non-requested exemplar?

A) a previously written check by the suspect
B) a handwriting sample completed by the suspect at the police department
C) a signed credit card receipt by the suspect
D) a and c only

Question 14

Which of the following renders a questioned document invalid?

A) when the document is written in ink
B) when the document is written in blood
C) when the document is written in crayon
D) none of the above renders a document invalid

Question 15

When a document examiner has completed their apprenticeship, they are known as a

A) Apprentice level 2
B) Apprentice graduate
C) Journeyman examiner
D) Graduate examiner

Question 16

Which of the following traits is NOT one of the primary traits used to determine that of forgery could have occurred.

A) Line quality
B) Connecting strokes
C) Starts and stops
D) Color of ink

Question 17

Which of the following is not an alteration of a document?

A) Erasure
B) Obliteration
C) Additions
D) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following instruments work most like ESDA?

A) typewriter
B) dot matrix printer
C) photocopier
D) none of the above

Question 19

Which organization has been working on standards for document examination.

A) OSHA
B) SWGDOC
C) AAFS
D) DOJ

Question 20

Digital methods to process handwriting so that subjectivity in analysis is minimized using computer programs such as

A) Google Write
B) Microsoft Analyze
C) CEDAR-FOX
D) None of these