Saturday, November 26, 2011

Forensics Sciene Project Part III: Handwriting Analysis

Reflection on the Check Forgery Activity (Explain the steps/process of your check forgery?  Did you and your group identify the proper person/persons who did the forgeries?  Which characteristics were the most distinguishing in your analysis?)
 




Check forgery Activity



In this check forgery activity, I learned how to observe forgery by using handwriting analysis characteristics .In our group each person wrote a counterfeit check to someone or an organization and then ripped up the check. Any way after each person ripped their check we gave the pieces to the other table to figure out who wrote these particular check forgeries. Then our group took four additional checks from another table and reconstructed them. We reconstructed there check and compared there writing to the handwriting analysis template. As I observed the letters of the words on the check, I automatically linked them to the handwriting analysis template. I did find out who was the person who forged the checks. I took notes on the different handwriting characteristics on the checks. The characteristics that were distinguishing on the check had backward strokes, pen lifting occurring, curls on the end of the letters, backward letters, and pen lifting was occurring  throughout  the letters of the words. With the information analyzed, I automatically knew who forged these checks.



This activity was fun in analyzing handwriting characteristics in check forgery. Check forgery was not that important to me in some cases. Now I automatically know how to analyze who wrote a forged check and who did not. Check forgery is also a serious problem. Anyone can go to prison for check fraud. So it is best not do it so you will not get into trouble. Just write your own checks then you will feel confident in yourself then getting prison time and being embarrassed.













Anaylsis:

The letters do not flow, her letters are very consistent. Capital letters do not conncet with lower case, and my letters are done in a downward motion. There is also a lot of pressure. There is no slant or fancy habits.

1 comment:

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