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Handwriting
Handwriting and counterfeiting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define forgery | Signing someone else's name or trying to get credit for their writing |
| How might handwriting be considered class evidence? | Characteristics that are common - cursive writing, spelling the same word wrong, writing above and below a line |
| How might handwriting be considered individual evidence? | Specific letters are written uniquely, uncommon letters are connected |
| Define fraud | forging someone's signature or writing to gain money or property |
| What is currency? | paper money or coins |
| What is counterfeiting? | making fake money |
| List examples of documents that might be forged. | a will checks debit card signatures credit card signatures bill of sale transfer of property |
| What is are collected handwriting samples? | samples of handwriting that already exist |
| What are requested handwriting samples? | handwriting samples where an individual writes for the investigator |
| When someone is providing a handwriting sample, why is the writer NOT shown the text to write? (2 reasons) | They will know how to spell or misspell words. They could change their style of writing. |
| Why is a writer NOT asked to write an exact copy of the document in question? | The writer would misspell words or change their writing style. |
| How are signatures obtained when getting requested handwriting samples? | The writer fills out a document like a check or some other item that requires a signature. |
| A counterfeit detection pen will leave which color if the currency is FAKE or counterfeit. | the color will be blueish black |
| A counterfeit detection pen will leave which color if the currency is REAL money | the color will be pale yellow |
| Which chemical element is use in a counterfeit detection pen? | Iodine |
| Which chemical compound in counterfeit money turns the ink blueish-black. | starch |
| Which materials are added to real paper money? | cotton and linen |
| List 2 reasons someone making counterfeit money might bleach real bills. | 1 - the material will feel like real money 2 - the detection pen will still turn yellow |
| What material are some countries using to make currency? | a polymer of plastic |
| What is the meaning of the term diacritics? | how the letter I is dotted or t’s and f’s are crossed |
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