Forensic signature examination /

Forensic signature examination /

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Author / Creator:	Slyter, Steven A.
Imprint:	Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas Pub., 1995.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Writing -- Identification. Signatures (Writing) Legal documents -- Identification. Evidence, Expert. Forgery. Graphology. Evidence, Expert. Forgery. Graphology. Legal documents -- Identification. Signatures (Writing) Writing. Electronic books. Field guides.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11243749

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ISBN:	9780398082055 0398082057
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	What exactly is forensic signature examination? Is the comparison of signatures really a science? How is it done? How can one become trained in this discipline? What are the parameters which guide the expert in reaching an opinion? What effects do health, drugs, or alcohol have on signature skills? Can a signature include obvious differences and still be genuine? At what point do differences become significant? How does an attorney work with an expert in this field? What documents and materials will be needed? How can a document expert explain the details of this work to a jury?
Other form:	Print version: Slyter, Steven A. Forensic signature examination. Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas Pub., ©1995 9780398065416

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Overview of Signature Identification
Ch. 2 Signatures
Ch. 3 Elements of Comparison
Ch. 4 Recognition of False Signatures
Ch. 5 Materials for Comparison
Ch. 6 Differences
Ch. 7 Explaining Differences
Ch. 8 Case Ratings
Ch. 9 Working with Copies
Ch. 10 Opinions
Levels of Certainty
Ch. 11 Errors
Ch. 12 Reports
Ch. 13 Testimony
Trials and Depositions
Ch. 14 Questioning the Document Examiner
Ch. 15 Credentials
Training and Certification.