Name: _______________________________________
Unit 15 - Questioned Documents
Fill-in-the-Blanks - Notes
Period: ______
1) Any object with handwriting or print whose source or authenticity is in doubt is considered a
_______________ ______________.
2) Document examiners examine handwriting to ________________________or its _________________.
3) Document examiners examine _________________, ___________________, _________________,
__________, __________, _______________, and decode ____________________________.
4) _________________, _______________, and ______________________ are used by document
examiners.
5) The gathering of documents ______________________ or __________ is critical to the outcome of the
examination.
6) The uniqueness of handwriting makes this type of physical evidence one of the few definitive
__________________ __________________ available.
7) Two individuals ____________ have identical handwriting.
8) Since handwriting is associated with _________________, ______________, and
____________________, it is almost impossible to reproduce exactly.
9) Handwriting can be almost as individual as a person’s ___________________.
10) A positive comparison of handwriting must be based on a number of ______________ characteristics
between ______________ and ____________________________.
11) Collecting ___________________ (known writings) is critical in order to make a handwriting
comparison.
12) Exemplars should contain some of the _________ ____________ or ________________ of __________
that are present in the ____________________________.
13) List the 12 factors examiners use to determine handwriting authenticity:
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14) Factors that can affect handwriting:
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15) _______________ is the result of ____________________________________, such as computer
printers, photocopiers, fax machines, and typewriters.
16) ______________, ___________________, or _______________ may help to identify the machine
where the document originated.
17) Typescript comparisons for __________________________ - the kind of ink and toner used.
18) Typescript comparisons for ______________________ the debris patterns used.
19) ____________________ have a Transmitting Terminal Identifier (TTI).
20) Typescript comparisons for _________________ use characteristics of the __________________,
__________________, and the __________________.
21) As is true for any mechanical device, use of a printing device will result in __________ and __________
to the machine’s ______________________.
22) These changes will occur in a fashion that is both ______________ and __________________, thereby
imparting ____________________ _________________________to the printing device.
23) In the cases of photocopiers, fax machines, and computer printers an examiner may be called on to
identify the _____________ and _______________ or to ______________ a ________________
____________________ with test samples from a suspect machine.
24) A ____________________ comparison is made between the questioned document and the printed
__________________ to compare _________________ produced by the machine.
25) __________ compare transitory ____________ ___________, fax machine ___________, toner, toner
application methods, and __________________ and printing characteristics.
26) Documents are often _______________ after they have been prepared.
27) A _____________ is committed to hide the original content of a document.
28) List ways to alter documents:
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29) ________________ alter a document by adding content to an already prepared document.
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30) ____________ _____________________ emits infrared light when exposed to blue-green light and can
be used to get results if a different ink is used than the one on the original document.
31) _________________ are one of the _____________________ alterations of documents.
32) A ___________________, _________________, razor blade, or _____________ may be scratched
against the paper’s surface in an attempt to remove writing or type. This ___________ the top fibers of
the paper which are _____________under a microscope.
33) A document may have __________________ which are parts that are _____________ or
_______________, making the original unreadable.
34) Obliterations are usually done with _________________________ to make the ink become colorless.
This is __________________to the naked eye, but can be seen with microscopes, or ultraviolet and
infrared lighting.
35) Sometimes documents which are ______________________ or _________________ charred in a
_____________.
36) ________________________________ or _______________________ at different angles can
sometimes reveal the document’s contents when the document has been charred in a fire.
37) Most of the time an ________________________ is left on a paper below the primary writing.
38) The best way to read the impression is by using an ________________________________________
which charges the paper. Pouring toner powder over the charged paper develops the images on the
indented paper.
39) To identify paper, scientists may use the following characteristics:
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40) _______________________ are ___________ design made in some paper during manufacture, which is
visible when held against the light and typically __________________________.
41) Ink is considered a __________________, so it can be broken down into the different chemical
components using the following lab tests:
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42) Studying the ___________________________ can sometimes determine if a certain pen was used on a
questioned document or how long the ink has been on the paper.
43) Looking at the ____________________________ of separated documents - usually these documents are
___________________ and can be linked to the original source.
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45) A ______________ is an item prepared with the ______________________.
46) Types of forgeries:
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47) A _____________ forgery is made ____________________ of the signature or the writing being forged.
48) A __________________ forgery is one made by __________________ a genuine signature.
49) A ______________ forgery is one made by ___________________ a genuine signature.
50) A ______________________ document is one made in _______________________ of something
important or valuable with the ____________________________.
51) ____________________ is the _____________________________ of counterfeit U.S. currency.
52) The _________________________________________________ has established some
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53) A __________________________ pen is a security feature that ____________________ use to help
eliminate receiving _____________________________.
54) The counterfeit detection pen contains ________________, and when it is used on a
__________________________ it produces a ____________________.
55) When a counterfeit detection pen is used on an ______________________, it produces a
_____________________ that fades over time.
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