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Title: Survey of Handwriting Habit Areas Used by Forensic Document Examiners: Degree of Use and Discriminatory Power

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, 2(1):45-50
OSTI ID:944805

In April 1998, a survey was distributed to Forensic Document Examiners (FDEs) requesting an evaluation of the habit areas used and their utility in distinguishing handwriting. The information obtained from this survey was intended to provide the data necessary to select a preliminary set of characteristics for analysis. It is important to use these relative rankings as an indication of general tendency and possible discriminatory dominance as compared to an absolute ranking of discriminatory dominance over the other habit areas. The particular circumstances surrounding the examination of handwriting can dictate a far different ordering of habit areas.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
944805
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-32114; 400403909; TRN: US200902%%853
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, 2(1):45-50, Vol. 2, Issue 1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English