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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459572703321

Autore

Nickell Joe

Titolo

Detecting forgery : forensic investigation of documents / / Joe Nickell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2005

©1996

ISBN

0-8131-9125-4

0-8131-4842-1

Edizione

[Paperback edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Disciplina

363.2/563

Soggetti

Writing

Signatures (Writing)

Legal documents

Evidence, Expert

Forgery

Graphology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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;



Sommario/riassunto

Detecting Forgery reveals the complete arsenal of forensic techniques used to detect forged handwriting and alterations in documents and to identify the authorship of disputed writings. Joe Nickell looks at famous cases such as Clifford Irving's ""autobiography"" of Howard Hughes and the Mormon papers of document dealer Mark Hoffman, as well as cases involving works of art.  Detecting Forgery is a fascinating introduction to the growing field of forensic document examination and forgery detection.