1. Document and Voice Examination
Chapter 16
Document and Voice Examination

2. Document Examination

3. When you look at a document what is included?
DO NOW;
When you look at a document what is included?

4. Handwriting

5. 1. Handwriting The form of the handwriting
such as the shapes of the letters and their slant, angles, connections, curves and The line quality,
the thickness of the line as a result of the type of writing instrument used
the pressure exerted while writing
The arrangement on the page,
including spacing, alignment, formatting, and unique punctuation
The content,
including the spelling, phrasing, punctuation, and grammar

6. Addition analysis of handwriting
2. Paper used.
what the paper is made of
what additives have been used *whether watermarks are present *whether surface treatments
heat or resins, have been used.
By analyzing the paper, scientists can often tell how old a document is.
3. Analyze the ink
to help figure out what kind of pen was used to write the document

7. When analyzing a document also look for?
Alterations of Documentation
Overwriting
Erasures or crossing out
Indented writings
Latent Fingerprints, fibers, watermarks, DNA, Ink

8. Handwritten documents famous cases
Forgery
Clifford Irving’s
claiming to be Howard Hughes in his autobiography
Frank Abagnale Jr, infamous check forger
Ransom + Suicide notes:
Charles Lindbergh, Jr., March 1932 Kidnapping
Jonbenet Ramsey, questionable ransom note
Kurt Cobain, questionable suicide note

9. Analyze this document and highlight any “General” inconsistencies.
Do Now:
Analyze this document and highlight any “General” inconsistencies.
Hint: Why do authors write notes?

10. Do Now: Answers ? Hint: Why do authors write notes? truthful or
Deceptive
So what do
you need ?

11. Standards or Exemplars

12. Using the Document Analysis Teams from this week:
Identify 10 out of a possible 14 basic characteristics for comparing handwriting.
On the data sheet provide the line number and the example. (yes you may provide more then one example.
Be prepared to publically support your analysis.

15. Character revelations from the handwriting:
Using three to four sentences tell me about your favorite:_____

16. Handwriting Analysis vs. Statement Analysis?
Statement Analysis is the process of examining a person's words to determine exactly what the person is saying.
This includes determining:
if the person is being truthful or deceptive,
discovering additional information within the statement
seeing if the person is withholding any information.
Statement Analysis is based on three things: 1. Definitions 2. Grammar 3. Research

17. If these characters matched why wouldn’t Karr be behind bars?

18. Character revelations from the handwriting:
Great attention to detail:    close i-dots
Low self-esteem:    low t-bar crossing
Emotionally distant:    all printing and vertical slant
In pain: Compressed words
In a hurry:  printing and frequent pen lifts
Sexual frustration:    incomplete lower loops
Domineering/ excessive need for control:    downward t-bars
Provided by:
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19. Jonbenet Ramsey, ransom note

20. Check Forgery Compare your exemplars to the questioned document/check.
Use the natural variations to:
Make a list of top three suspects
Identify which individual is the Forger.

21. Seven Steps to minimize “conscious” writing effort.
Writer should be allowed to write sitting comfortably at a desk or a table w/o distractions
The suspect should not under any conditions be shown the questioned document or be provided with instructions on how to spell certain words or what punctuation to use.

22. Seven Steps to minimize “conscious” writing effort.
The suspect should be furnished a pen and paper similar to those used in the questioned document.
Dictated test should be the same as the content of the questioned document.
Same words
Phrases
Letter combinations
NO indication of casing
1 page minimum

23. Seven Steps to minimize “conscious” writing effort.
Dictation of the text should take place at least three times. (for Disguised writing) Noticeable variations will show up in the three.
If So!! Investigators MUST insist upon continued repetitive dictation of text

24. Seven Steps to minimize “conscious” writing effort.
Signature exemplars can be obtained when the suspect is required to combine other writings with a signature.
Instead of compiling a set of signatures the writer might be asked to fill out completely separate checks or receipts, each with a signature.

25. Seven Steps to minimize “conscious” writing effort.
7. Before requested exemplars are taken from the subject, a document examiner should be consulted and shown the QUESTIONED SPECIMENS

26. D-END