Handwriting identification: facts and fundamentals

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For the first time in the field of questioned document examination, Handwriting Identification: Facts and Fundamentals consolidates the information from published and unpublished sources that is essential to the expansion of a practitioner's general knowledge of handwriting identification and to the proper education of novices. Written in a question and answer format, the book suggests some of the questions that one might ask of an examiner and provides the answers that knowledgeable and competent examiners should be expected to give. This book is a valuable addition to law libraries and to every practicing document examiner, as well as every lawyer handling cases in which the authenticity of handwriting might be disputed.  Read more... Abstract: Presents, in a general manner, how to approach document examination and then, in particular, how to apply handwriting identification to the document. This book suggests some of the questions that one might ask of an examiner and provides the answers that knowledgeable and competent examiners should be expected to give.  Read more... Content: Introduction: The World of Documents -- 1. The History of Questioned Document Examination -- In Brief -- 2. A Handwriting Compendium for Document Examiners -- 3. The Discrimination of Handwriting -- 4. The Premises for the Identification of Handwriting -- 5. The Fundamentals of the Identification Process -- 6. The Discrimination and Identification of Writing -- 7. Special Problems in the Discrimination and Identification of Writing -- 8. The Extrinsical Factors Influencing Handwriting -- 9. The Intrinsical Variables of Handwriting -- 10. The Requirements and the Results -- 11. The Diagnosis of Writing Identification -- 12. The Scope of Document Examination -- 13. The Sources of Document Examiners -- 14. Science, Scientific Method, and Writing Identification -- 15. Graphology -- 16. Understanding the Terms -- 17. Epilogue.