Name: ______Period: ______
Unit 15 - Questioned Documents
Fill-in-the-Blanks - Notes
1)Any object with handwriting or print whose source or authenticity is in doubt is considered a ______.
2)Document examiners examine handwriting to ______or its______.
3)Document examiners examine ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, and decode ______.
4)______, ______, and ______are used by document examiners.
5)The gathering of documents ______or ______is critical to the outcome of the examination.
6)The uniqueness of handwriting makes this type of physical evidence one of the few definitive ______available.
7)Two individuals ______have identical handwriting.
8)Since handwriting is associated with ______, ______, and ______, it is almost impossible to reproduce exactly.
9)Handwriting can be almost as individual as a person’s ______.
10)A positive comparison of handwriting must be based on a number of ______characteristics between ______and ______.
11)Collecting ______(known writings) is critical in order to make a handwriting comparison.
12)Exemplars should contain some of the ______or ______of ______that are present in the ______.
13)List the 12 factors examiners use to determine handwriting authenticity:
14)Factors that can affect handwriting:
15) ______is the result of ______, such as computer printers, photocopiers, fax machines, and typewriters.
16)______, ______, or ______may help to identify the machine where the document originated.
17)Typescript comparisons for ______- the kind of ink and toner used.
18)Typescript comparisons for ______the debris patterns used.
19)______have a Transmitting Terminal Identifier (TTI).
20)Typescript comparisons for ______use characteristics of the ______, ______, and the ______.
21)As is true for any mechanical device, use of a printing device will result in ______and ______to the machine’s ______.
22)These changes will occur in a fashion that is both ______and ______, thereby imparting ______to the printing device.
23)In the cases of photocopiers, fax machines, and computer printers an examiner may be called on to identify the ______and ______or to ______a ______with test samples from a suspect machine.
24)A ______comparison is made between the questioned document and the printed ______to compare ______produced by the machine.
25)______compare transitory ______, fax machine ______, toner, toner application methods, and ______and printing characteristics.
26)Documents are often ______after they have been prepared.
27)A ______is committed to hide the original content of a document.
28)List ways to alter documents:
29)______alter a document by adding content to an already prepared document.
30)______emits infrared light when exposed to blue-green light and can be used to get results if a different ink is used than the one on the original document.
31)______are one of the ______alterations of documents.
32)A ______, ______, razor blade, or ______may be scratched against the paper’s surface in an attempt to remove writing or type. This ______the top fibers of the paper which are ______under a microscope.
33)A document may have ______which are parts that are ______or ______, making the original unreadable.
34)Obliterations are usually done with ______to make the ink become colorless. This is ______to the naked eye, but can be seen with microscopes, or ultraviolet and infrared lighting.
35)Sometimes documents which are ______or ______charred in a ______.
36) ______or ______at different angles can sometimes reveal the document’s contents when the document has been charred in a fire.
37)Most of the time an ______is left on a paper below the primary writing.
38)The best way to read the impression is by using an ______which charges the paper. Pouring toner powder over the charged paper develops the images on the indented paper.
39)To identify paper, scientists may use the following characteristics:
40)______are ______design made in some paper during manufacture, which is visible when held against the light and typically ______.
41)Ink is considered a ______, so it can be broken down into the different chemical components using the following lab tests:
42)Studying the ______can sometimes determine if a certain pen was used on a questioned document or how long the ink has been on the paper.
43)Looking at the ______of separated documents- usually these documents are ______and can be linked to the original source.
44)Examples of questioned documents:
45)A ______is an item prepared with the ______.
46)Types of forgeries:
47)A ______forgery is made ______of the signature or the writing being forged.
48)A ______forgery is one made by ______a genuine signature.
49)A ______forgery is one made by ______a genuine signature.
50)A ______document is one made in ______of something important or valuable with the ______.
51)______is the ______of counterfeit U.S. currency.
52)The ______has established some ______security features including:
53)A ______pen is a security feature that ______use to help eliminate receiving ______.
54)The counterfeit detection pen contains______, and when it is used on a ______it produces a______.
55)When a counterfeit detection pen is used on an ______, it produces a ______that fades over time.
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