Dr. Wineland Chapter 10 Handwriting Analysis, Forgery and Counterfeiting

Question 1

Computerized analysis of handwriting samples has the disadvantages of being slower than human

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false

Question 2

Formatting includes the spacing between letters, words, and lines, the margins left

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True

Question 3

Literary forgery refers to forgery of a :

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piece of writing, such as a historic letter or manuscript

Question 4

Pen manufactures claim the counterfeiting - detecting pen is:

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98 % effective

Question 5

The Gov continues to change the design of $ to make currency difficult to copy and to prevent _

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Counterfeiting

Question 6

The number one way that people suspect fakes and scrutinize money is because it doesn't

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It doesn't feel right

Question 7

A person's handwriting exhibits characteristic that make it indistinguishable from other sample

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false

Question 8

The primary purpose of forging something is to profit from the fake or alteration

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true

Question 9

Criminals can alter or acquire checks in many ways, including:

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All of the above

Question 10

Forensic Information System for Handwriting is a computerized handwriting database used by

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the secret service

Question 11

Initial comparison of documents are done with

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all of the above

Question 12

Documents are sometimes chemically treated to make them look:

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older

Question 13

A standard document of known origin and authorship used in handwriting analysis is

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exemplar

Question 14

Handwriting experts examine ___ major categories of characters of a person's handwriting

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12

Question 15

Line form include the smoothness of the letter & the darkness of the up and downward stroke

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true

Question 16

Document analysis is the examination and comparison of questioned documents with known material

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true

Question 17

When a material gain, such as money, accompanies a forgery, it is called

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fradulence

Question 18

Counterfeiting-detecting pens are inexpensive special pens and markers containing the element:

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Iodine

Question 19

Forgeries are documents

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All of the above

Question 20

When false documents or other items are copied for the purpose of deception, it is called:

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counterfeiting

Question 21

A graphologist is also known as an exemplar

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false

Question 22

A document expert is a specially trained person who scientifically analyzes writing in a doc

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false

Questions 22