WHAT A FORENSIC DOCUMENT
EXAMINER CAN DO
Thomas W. Vastrick
Forensic Document Examiner
A forensic document examiner is often referred to as a handwriting examiner or handwriting expert. Unfortunately, this name suggests that handwriting examinations are all we do. Forensic document examiners scrutinize the entire document and may actually discover evidence that was entirely overlooked until then.
Some of the more common types of examinations conducted include the following:
Signatures
Handwriting and Hand Printing
Anonymous Notes
Restoration of Obliterated Entries
Restoration of Erased Entries
Indented writings
Counterfeit Detection
Classification and Identification of Typewriters
Classification and Identification of Copiers
Classification and Identification of Fax Machines
Classification and Identification of Checkwriters
Classification and Identification of Computer Printers
Transportation and Restoration of Charred or Water-Soaked Documents
Nondestructive Ink and Paper analyses
Detection of Page Replacement