Forensic Document Examination in the 21st Century
Editat de Miriam Angel, Jan Seaman Kellyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 oct 2024
The examination of documents can include comparison of handwriting or hand-printing; detection of alterations or photocopier and computer manipulation; restoration or decipherment of erased and obliterated writing; visualization of latent impressions; the identification of printing processes; and differentiation of inks. Computer-generated documents are prevalent, and electronically-captured signatures are becoming more widespread, meaning the knowledge of advances in technology and adoption of new validated techniques and methods of document examination are crucial to the reliability of forensic opinions.
Forensic Document Examination in the 21st Century includes the latest research on the subject and with contributions from leading experts on their various areas of expertise. The book will be a welcome addition to the literature and support the foundational basis for methods and procedures for use it expert testimony in court, serving as a resource for forensic document examiners, trainees, and those in the criminal and legal communities who use the services of expert document examiners and witnesses
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781032921785
ISBN-10: 1032921781
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 150
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția CRC Press
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1032921781
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 150
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția CRC Press
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Academic, Professional, and Professional Practice & DevelopmentCuprins
Contents
Preface xi
Editors xiii
Contributors xv
Section I Modern Standards,
Theory, and Practices
1 Forensic Document Examiner Training 3
Brett M. D. Bishop
2 Standards in Forensic Document Examination 7
Rigo Vargas
3 The Logical Approach to Evidence Evaluation 9
R. Brent Ostrum
4 Cognitive Bias and Handwriting Examination: Concepts, Current
Knowledge, and Future Practice 35
Mara L. Merlino
5 Forensic Intelligence 55
Samiah Ibrahim
6 Expert Testimony: The Path to the Jury 63
Lucinda Risi
Section II Handwriting Topics and Research
7 Development of Habitual Handwriting Characteristics in
Elementary School Students 73
Lisa M. Hanson and Marie E. Durina
8 Evaluation of Handwriting Evidence 81
Carolyne Bird
9 Forensic Hand-Printing Examination 105
Linda L. Mitchell
10 Handwriting Complexity 111
Miriam Angel
11 Examination of Foreign-Influenced Handwriting 119
Elaine X. Wooton and Donna O. Eisenberg
12 Frequency of Occurrence Proportions in Handwriting 131
Thomas W. Vastrick
13 Examination and Comparison of Handwriting by Forensic Document
Examiners Compared to Laypersons 137
Marie E. Durina
Section III Applications of Technology
in Forensic Document Examination
14 Forensic Analysis of Handwritten Electronic Signatures 157
Kathleen Annunziata Nicolaides and Khody R. Detwiler
15 Indentation Development and Visualization 173
Tobin Tanaka
16 Examination of Cut, Torn, Shredded, and Perforated Documents 195
Larry A. Olson
17 Electrophotography 211
Tobin Tanaka
18 Typography 225
Zain M. Bhaloo, Tobin Tanaka, and Peter Tytell
19 Computer Generated Documents 241
Timothy A. Campbell
20 Radiography 263
Tobin Tanaka
21 Digital Examination Techniques and Considerations 275
Mark T. Goff
22 Computational Analysis of Documents 289
Timothy A. Campbell
Index 303
Preface xi
Editors xiii
Contributors xv
Section I Modern Standards,
Theory, and Practices
1 Forensic Document Examiner Training 3
Brett M. D. Bishop
2 Standards in Forensic Document Examination 7
Rigo Vargas
3 The Logical Approach to Evidence Evaluation 9
R. Brent Ostrum
4 Cognitive Bias and Handwriting Examination: Concepts, Current
Knowledge, and Future Practice 35
Mara L. Merlino
5 Forensic Intelligence 55
Samiah Ibrahim
6 Expert Testimony: The Path to the Jury 63
Lucinda Risi
Section II Handwriting Topics and Research
7 Development of Habitual Handwriting Characteristics in
Elementary School Students 73
Lisa M. Hanson and Marie E. Durina
8 Evaluation of Handwriting Evidence 81
Carolyne Bird
9 Forensic Hand-Printing Examination 105
Linda L. Mitchell
10 Handwriting Complexity 111
Miriam Angel
11 Examination of Foreign-Influenced Handwriting 119
Elaine X. Wooton and Donna O. Eisenberg
12 Frequency of Occurrence Proportions in Handwriting 131
Thomas W. Vastrick
13 Examination and Comparison of Handwriting by Forensic Document
Examiners Compared to Laypersons 137
Marie E. Durina
Section III Applications of Technology
in Forensic Document Examination
14 Forensic Analysis of Handwritten Electronic Signatures 157
Kathleen Annunziata Nicolaides and Khody R. Detwiler
15 Indentation Development and Visualization 173
Tobin Tanaka
16 Examination of Cut, Torn, Shredded, and Perforated Documents 195
Larry A. Olson
17 Electrophotography 211
Tobin Tanaka
18 Typography 225
Zain M. Bhaloo, Tobin Tanaka, and Peter Tytell
19 Computer Generated Documents 241
Timothy A. Campbell
20 Radiography 263
Tobin Tanaka
21 Digital Examination Techniques and Considerations 275
Mark T. Goff
22 Computational Analysis of Documents 289
Timothy A. Campbell
Index 303
Notă biografică
Jan Seaman Kelly has been an FDE since 1987. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in
Criminal Justice from the University of Central Oklahoma. She did her formal training in
forensic document examination from George Lewis at the US Postal Laboratory in San Bruno,
California. Ms. Kelly is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners
(ABFDE) and a Fellow of the Questioned Document Section in the American Academy of Forensic
Sciences (AAFS). She established Forensic Dynamics LLC, a private forensic document examination
firm that provides examinations and consultations in civil and criminal cases from government
and private sectors.
Ms. Kelly’s accomplishments in the field of forensic document examination include serving
as Director, Secretary, and President of the ABFDE from 1995 through 2002. She held the offices
of Program Chair, Section Secretary and Section Chair of the Questioned Documents Section in
AAFS from 2016 to 2020. Ms. Kelly served as Section Chair of the 2020 AAFS Interdisciplinary
Symposium. She is a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) Subcommittee for Forensic Documents and
a member of the Academy Standards Board (ASB).
Ms. Kelly received two awards in 2004: the Ordway Hilton Award presented by the Questioned
Document Section of the AAFS and named Safety Officer of the Year by the Rotary Clubs of
Southern Nevada. The ABFDE presented the Charles C. Scott Award to Ms. Kelly in 2002 for her
defense of the forensic document profession as a member of the Daubert Group.
Ms. Kelly is the coeditor and coauthor of several chapters in the second edition of Scientific
Examination of Questioned Documents, released by CRC Press in 2006. She is the author of
Forensic Examination of Rubber Stamps, released by Charles C. Thomas Publisher in 2002. In
1994, the ABFDE published her 62-page monograph, Significant Dates of Typing Methods. Ms.
Kelly has published several articles in professional journals such as the Journal of Forensic
Sciences and the Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners.
Miriam Angel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from the University
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from
the University of Southern California (USC). She did her training at the Los Angeles Police
Department (LAPD) from 1994 to 1996 and continues to work as a Forensic Document Examiner
in the LAPD laboratory.
Ms. Angel is a Diplomate of the ABFDE and is currently serving on the ABFDE Board of
Directors. She was the Secretary of the ABFDE from 2017 to 2019. She is a member of the
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners and the AAFS. She also currently serves
on the OSAC Forensic Document Examination Subcommittee.
Ms. Angel has given several presentations and published articles in professional journals on
kinematics and signature complexity. Having recently completed an 8-month online course
on Essentials of Forensic Interpretation from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, she has
presented the application of logical reasoning to handwriting examination at the AAFS and to
colleagues at the LAPD laboratory.
Criminal Justice from the University of Central Oklahoma. She did her formal training in
forensic document examination from George Lewis at the US Postal Laboratory in San Bruno,
California. Ms. Kelly is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners
(ABFDE) and a Fellow of the Questioned Document Section in the American Academy of Forensic
Sciences (AAFS). She established Forensic Dynamics LLC, a private forensic document examination
firm that provides examinations and consultations in civil and criminal cases from government
and private sectors.
Ms. Kelly’s accomplishments in the field of forensic document examination include serving
as Director, Secretary, and President of the ABFDE from 1995 through 2002. She held the offices
of Program Chair, Section Secretary and Section Chair of the Questioned Documents Section in
AAFS from 2016 to 2020. Ms. Kelly served as Section Chair of the 2020 AAFS Interdisciplinary
Symposium. She is a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) Subcommittee for Forensic Documents and
a member of the Academy Standards Board (ASB).
Ms. Kelly received two awards in 2004: the Ordway Hilton Award presented by the Questioned
Document Section of the AAFS and named Safety Officer of the Year by the Rotary Clubs of
Southern Nevada. The ABFDE presented the Charles C. Scott Award to Ms. Kelly in 2002 for her
defense of the forensic document profession as a member of the Daubert Group.
Ms. Kelly is the coeditor and coauthor of several chapters in the second edition of Scientific
Examination of Questioned Documents, released by CRC Press in 2006. She is the author of
Forensic Examination of Rubber Stamps, released by Charles C. Thomas Publisher in 2002. In
1994, the ABFDE published her 62-page monograph, Significant Dates of Typing Methods. Ms.
Kelly has published several articles in professional journals such as the Journal of Forensic
Sciences and the Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners.
Miriam Angel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from the University
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from
the University of Southern California (USC). She did her training at the Los Angeles Police
Department (LAPD) from 1994 to 1996 and continues to work as a Forensic Document Examiner
in the LAPD laboratory.
Ms. Angel is a Diplomate of the ABFDE and is currently serving on the ABFDE Board of
Directors. She was the Secretary of the ABFDE from 2017 to 2019. She is a member of the
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners and the AAFS. She also currently serves
on the OSAC Forensic Document Examination Subcommittee.
Ms. Angel has given several presentations and published articles in professional journals on
kinematics and signature complexity. Having recently completed an 8-month online course
on Essentials of Forensic Interpretation from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, she has
presented the application of logical reasoning to handwriting examination at the AAFS and to
colleagues at the LAPD laboratory.
Descriere
Forensic Document Examination in the 21st Century is designed as a resource for the forensic document examiners, and document examiner trainees, as a current, comprehensive reference for those who use forensic services as a means for improving the science behind the practice