What does the FBI Document Section Laboratory do?

-The FBI document section laboratory examines written or printed matters including type writing or hand printing and
hand writing. Hand writing which is the most frequent based upon the fact that there is no person with the same hand
writing. The document section of the FBI laboratory maintains the national fraudulent check file that can help local
government agency on bogus check cases.

What is the basis of Handwriting identification?

-The expert document examiner can isolate such personal characteristics as beginning strokes, connecting
strokes, letter formation and relative heights of letters.

How do a document examiner expert are selected?

-Special agent of document examiner expert of FBI is selected for scientific background the natural aptitude.
He is given formal and on job training for him to gain the experience needed which qualifies him as an expert.

Explain in one of the portions of the video of the purpose of placing the document in a lighting
instrument during document examination.
-Not just on visible print but document examination can yield other information. Heavy handed block printing
that leaves indent on the under sheet of the pad in which the examiner use a special lighted photograph made
to back up his report regarding the content of indentations.