Detecting Forgery : Forensic Investigation of Documents.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. Handwriting -- 1. The Written Word -- Evolution of Handwriting -- Graphology versus Science -- The Forensic Approach -- 2. Examining Handwriting and Typewriting -- Class versus Individual Characteristics -- Examplars and Standards -- Identification Factors -- Handwriting Comparison -- Disguised Writing and Printing -- Illegibility and Decipherment -- Typewriting and Other Mechanical Forms -- 3. Forged Writing -- The Forger's Techniques -- Warning Signs of Forgery -- Detecting Nonforgery Fakes -- Part Two. Additional Aspects -- 4. A Multi-Evidential Approach -- Provenance -- Internal Evidence -- Writing Materials -- Scientific Analyses -- 5. Macroscopic and Microscopic Study -- Macroscopy -- Microscopy -- Photography -- 6. Spectral Techniques -- Ultraviolet Light -- Infrared Radiation -- Laser Technology -- Photographic Processes -- 7. Chemical and Instrumental Tests -- Chemical Tests -- Instrumental Analyses -- Notes -- Recommended Works -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.

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