TS T O B E C O N S I DE R E D

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S T A N D A R D

GR O U P 5
•QUESTIONED MATERIAL MUST BE DICTATED
•NEVER ALLOW A SUSPECT TO SEE THE QUESTIONED DOCUMENT. IF
DICTATION IS NOT POSSIBLE, A COPY OF THE MATERIAL
(TYPEWRITTEN OR IN ANOTHER PERSON’S WRITING BUT NOT A
PHOTOGRAPH OR SIMILAR REPRODUCTION) MUST BE THE ONE
GIVEN TO THE SUBJECT.
•DICTATED TEST MUST BE CAREFULLY SELECTED.
•NORMAL WRITING CONDITION SHOULD BE ARRANGED.
•ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF WRITING MUST BE INCLUDED.
•WRITING INSTRUMENT AND PAPER USED SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO
THOSE USED IN THE QUESTIONED DOCUMENT.
•DICTATION SHOULD BE INTERRUPTED AT
INTERVALS SO THAT THE SUSPECT WILL FEEL
RELAXED AND WILL WRITE HIS OWN NATURAL
WRITING. REST BETWEEN DICTATIONS USUALLY
MAKES A WRITER FORGET ABOUT HIS PREVIOUS
WRITING.