What is the difference between document examination and graphology?
Graphology is the study of determining personality traits from the handwriting and establishing a psychological profile based on the formation of the letters and position of the writing on the page. Document examination does not involve the personality characteristics of a writer, only whether a specific writer is the author of the writing or document that is in question. They both study handwriting but each have a different focus, each are different disciplines and therefore require different forms of training to acquire competency in each. Just because someone is a graphologist does not mean they are qualified to perform forensic document examination.
