FSC239Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Stereo Microscope, Typewriter, Physical Examination
Document Summary
Forensic document examiner: conducts technical examinations of a document to determine authenticity and or relationship to a person, thing event or time semi annual proficiency testing. Training of forensic document examiner: mind education is hbsc, 2 years mentored full time apprenticeship to develop strong theory. Questions documents: collected form, crime scene (suicide note, hold up, complainant (threatening letter, banks ( checks, mortgage papers) Side-by side comparison noting any similarities and differences. Similarities and differences are assessed and a conclusion is reached. Examinations: questioned and known items are assessed. Conclusions: positive id- wrote (excludes possible values, probable id still a strong conclusion, combo of similarities points strongly to one writer with no fundamental. Signatures to signatures: unable to determine, probable elimination, positive elimination_ did not write. Instrumentation: hand lens, electro detection apparatus (esda, video spectral comparator 6000 (vsc) Handwriting comparisons: cursive to cursive, hand printing to hand printing.
