Criminalistics Study Set 1

Document examiners frequently uncover the original writing of words that have been crossed out with the aid of:

What is the process by which the image is stored in memory by scanning and converting by computer into an array of digital intensity values called picture elements?

When dictating to a person in order to obtain samples of handwriting, one should NOT:

Some inks, when exposed to blue-green light, absorb ________ radiation and emit light.

The writing characteristics of a person may be altered by whether:

Infrared luminescence is used to:

In the case of ________, the Supreme Court held handwriting to be nontestimonial evidence not protected by Fifth Amendment privileges.

Fax machines print a header known as the ________ at the top of each fax page, which may become a very important point of comparison.

Inks on handwritten documents may be compared for their chemical composition by the technique of:

Defects that are reproduced by a photocopier onto a copied document may originate from defects in all of the following photocopier parts EXCEPT:

A databank of ink dye patterns has been established by the U.S. Treasury Department using:

Questioned documents include:

The ease with which a child's handwriting can be individualized is ________ the ease with which one can individualize an adult's handwriting.

In dealing with fax machines, photocopiers, and computer printers, which class characteristics might be examined?

When comparing sample writing to a suspect document, the age difference between the documents should be no more than:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

The possibility of recognizing known writing habits in samples produced when a writer is under the influence of drugs or alcohol is ________ the possibility of recognizing known writing habits produced when the writer of a sample is not under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

________ writings are partially visible impressions appearing on a sheet of paper underneath the one on which the visible writing was done.

When a suspect computer printer is not available, the examiner may need to analyze the document's ________ to identify the make and model of the machine.

The ease with which one can find individual variations in a typewritten document is ________ the ease of finding such defects in documents produced by business and personal computers.