Forensic Science Professor Merrill HANDWRITING COMPARISON Handwriting is often very fluid, ever changing. Characteristics observed include Class characteristics: relative size lower case/upper case, overall angle of writing, shape of signature capital letters Individual characteristics: beginning flair, letter degree of leaning, letter connections, roundness/sharp angle of a letter, height difference within a letter or combination of letters, letters rise above or below the line or other letters, letters like ‘r’ formation (plateau, curved), crossing ‘t’, dotting ‘i’, serif style, Are You a Good Forger? 1. Sign your name within the space below as you normally would. (This is your exemplar) ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Analysis: Class Characteristics: Size/Height(Capital v. lower case): Slant/Angle: Spacing: Serif: Individual Characteristics: (specific letters) Page 2 2. Now, attempt to copy exactly your signature three times below 1 ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2 ___________________________________________________________________ 3 ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Were you able to copy your signature exactly? _______________ Compare exemplar to samples: 1.Describe the letters that appear most consistent between the exemplar and the copies. Describe the similarity of the shape of each letter. 2. List the letters that are observably different between the exemplar and the copies. Describe how the letter is different.
Forensic Science Professor Merrill HANDWRITING COMPARISON Handwriting is often very fluid, ever changing. Characteristics observed include Class characteristics: relative size lower case/upper case, overall angle of writing, shape of signature capital letters Individual characteristics: beginning flair, letter degree of leaning, letter connections, roundness/sharp angle of a letter, height difference within a letter or combination of letters, letters rise above or below the line or other letters, letters like ‘r’ formation (plateau, curved), crossing ‘t’, dotting ‘i’, serif style, Are You a Good Forger? 1. Sign your name within the space below as you normally would. (This is your exemplar) ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Analysis: Class Characteristics: Size/Height(Capital v. lower case): Slant/Angle: Spacing: Serif: Individual Characteristics: (specific letters) Page 2 2. Now, attempt to copy exactly your signature three times below 1 ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2 ___________________________________________________________________ 3 ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Were you able to copy your signature exactly? _______________ Compare exemplar to samples: 1.Describe the letters that appear most consistent between the exemplar and the copies. Describe the similarity of the shape of each letter. 2. List the letters that are observably different between the exemplar and the copies. Describe how the letter is different.
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