Forensic Handwriting Identification: Fundamental Concepts and Principles

by Ron N. Morris

Overview

Forensic Handwriting Identification: Fundamental Concepts and Principles teaches the law enforcement and legal communities the major principles involved in handwriting and hand-printing analysis as applied to many types of investigations, including fraud, homicide, suicide, drug trafficking/clandestine labs, sexual offenses, threats and extortion, blackmail, arson, bombings, and theft. Lawyers and investigators will learn how to interpret an examiner’s report, the significance of various handwriting opinions and the influencing factors which must be considered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780124096028
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/13/2020
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ron Morris is President of Morris & Associates, Inc. Certified by the United States Secret Service Forensic Science Division and the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners; he has worked as an examiner of questioned documents for the Metropolitan Police Department, based in Washington D.C., the United States Secret Service and the U.S. Treasury Department.

Table of Contents

1. Physiology of Writing2. Handwriting Systems3. Class Characteristics4. Individuality and Individual Characteristics5. Characteristics, Qualities, and Features of Writing6. Relative Speed of Writing and Writing Skill7. Ratios or Relative Relationships8. Beginning, Connecting and Ending Strokes9. Writing Instruments10. General Observations11. The Process of Comparison12. Abnormal/Disguised Writing13. Obtaining Handwriting Samples14. Submitting a case to the lab15. Examiner’s Final Report

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A guide to assist forensic professionals in understanding the concepts behind handwriting and hand printing identification

Editorial Reviews

A specialist in questioned documents, Morris reviews he basic concepts of what affect people's writing, such as how they hold the pen; position the paper; move their fingers, hand, wrist; and so on. The examiner, he explains, should be able to visual the movements of the writer, evaluate pen direction, and determine the significance of such factors as relative relationships between the various parts of writing and the influence of writing on paper with or without a pre-drawn base. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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