Resources & References
You can learn more about this topic at the websites and publications listed below.
Resources
Scientific Working Group for Forensic Document Examination (SWGDOC)
American Board of Forensic Document Examiners (ABFDE)
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE)
Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners (SWAFDE)
Southeastern Association of Forensic Document Examiners (SAFDE)
References
ASTM Standard E444, 2009, “Standard Guide for Scope of Work of Forensic Document Examiners,” ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2009, DOI: 10.1520/E0444-09.
Kam, M.; Westein, J.; Conn, R. Proficiency of professional document examiners in writer identification. J. Forensic Sci. 1994,39, pp. 5–14.
Kam, M.; Feilding, G.; Conn, R. Writer identification by professional document examiners. J. Forensic Sci. 1997, 42, pp. 778–786.
Kam, M.; Feilding, G.; Conn, R. The effects of monetary incentives of document examination by non-professionals. J. Forensic Sci. 1998, 43, pp. 1000–1004.
Kam, M.; Gummadidala, K.; Feilding, G.; Conn, R. Signature authentication by forensic document examiners. J. Forensic Sci. 2001, 46, pp. 884–888.
Kam, M.; Lin, E. Writer identification using handprinted and non-handprinted questioned documents. J. Forensic Sci. 2003, 48, pp. 1391–1395.
Kelly, J.S.; Lindblom, B.S. Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents, 2nd ed; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 2006.
Robert E. Pettus, Appellant v. United States, Appellee. Opinion. District of Columbia court of Appeals No. 08-CF-1361. Appeal from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (FEL-5721-04)
Sita, J.; Found, B.; Rogers, D. K. Forensic Hand-Writing Examiners’ Expertise for Signature Comparison. J. Forensic Sci. 2002, 47, pp. 11–17.
Srihari, S.; Cha, S.H.; Lee, S. Individuality of Handwriting, J. Forensic Sci. 2002, 47, pp. 856–9722.
Srihari, S.; Huang, C.; Srinivasan, H. On the Discriminability of the Handwriting of Twins. J. Forensic Sci. 2008, 53, pp. 430–446.
Tanaka, TA. An Evaluation of the Methods for Optimal Development of Indented Writing as Suggested by the Seward Method. Presented at the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, 2000.
Yaraskavitch, Luke; Matthew Graydon; Tobin Tanaka; Lay-Keow Ng. Controlled electrostatic methodology for imaging indentations in documents. Forensic Science International. 2008, 177(2), pp. 97–104.
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the following for their invaluable contributions to this forensic guide:
Marie Durina, ABFDE-D, Senior Forensic Documents Examiner, San Diego County Sheriff’s Regional Crime Laboratory
Kathleen Annunziata Nicolaides, ABFDE-D, Forensic Document Examiner, Affiliated Forensic Laboratory, Inc.
Kirsten Singer, ABFDE-D, Forensic Document Examiner, Veterans Affairs, Office of the Inspector General
Document Examination Specialist Advisory Group, Australia and New Zealand