What is Forensic Handwriting Analysis?
Forensic handwriting analysis has helped send people to jail since the days of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Many famous cases have centered on handwriting evidence and forensic document examination. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; Acceptability in Court in the USA For a long time forensic handwriting analysis seemed respectable in US courtrooms, but its status has been shaky since 1993, when the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. Previously the chief criterion for the admissibility of expert testimony had been whether it was, based on techniques “generally accepted” by scientists. Forensic Comparison of Questioned Documents Often, when crime scene investigators (CSIs) come across a document that is part of a crime scene, it is taken to a forensic handwriting analyst or forgery expert who must determine if the handwriting is consistent with the person who
