Chapter 10

(a)   is the forging of currency; other government issued documents; production of fake name-brand products for profit.

(a)   is a printed document issued by a bank, guaranteeing payments to the holder on demand

(a)   is the examination of questioned documents with known material using a variety of criteria such as authenticity, alterations, erasures, and obliterations.

(a)   is a person who scientifically analyzes handwritten, typewritten, photocopied, and computer generated documents and their materials for authenticity

(a)   is a standard document of known origin and authorship used in handwriting analysis for comparison to documents of unknown authorship

(a)   is the making, altering, or falsifying of personal documents or other objects with the intention of deception.

(a)   is the deliberate deception practiced to secure unfair or illegal financial gain.

(a)   any signature, handwriting, typewriting, or other written mark whose source or authenticity is in dispute or uncertain.

There are only 10 major categories of handwriting characteristics.

To prevent forgery, some checks have embedded fibers that glow under special lights.