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Handwriting Analysis
1. Explain the difference between Graphology and forensic handwriting analysis. 2. What two opposing hypotheses would a forensic handwriting examiner be attempting to find evidence for? 3. Define forgery as it generally applies to criminal activity. 4. How is it that a forensic examiner can tell that two different documents have been written by the same person, even if they try to disguise their handwriting? 5. Why are handwriting comparisons useful in criminal cases? Comparing Handwriting 6a) What is a standard (when referring to handwriting analysis)? b) What are the two sources that a standard could be obtained from? Explain what each of these means.

7. List the twelve basic characteristics that are used to compare handwriting.

The comparison process 8. Describe the three stages in the comparison of two documents.

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