Forensic Document Examination:
Also commonly known as Questioned Documents Examination, it is the scientific examination of documents to identify, interpret and report on evidence on or within documents.
Forensic Document Examination is most notable for scientific expertise in determining authorship of handwriting. However, that is just one of the many facets of this forensic discipline. A document is any material which has meaning or conveys a message regardless of whether that message is visible, invisible or partially visible. We will find that message. For a free initial consultation regarding your case please call 717.421.6830. |
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What is Document Examination?
The scientific study of documents to identify, illuminate and report the message a material is trying to convey.
Staple marks, folds and tears all tell a story of the document as much as any handwriting that may appear, or the ink in which it was written or the manufacturer of paper.
You've heard the phrase, "If these walls could talk..." -- Well, think of a document examiner as the voice for the document, able to to relate its story and show:
Staple marks, folds and tears all tell a story of the document as much as any handwriting that may appear, or the ink in which it was written or the manufacturer of paper.
You've heard the phrase, "If these walls could talk..." -- Well, think of a document examiner as the voice for the document, able to to relate its story and show:
- From where it came
- Where it's been
- Who acted upon it
- What is hidden in it or on it
- What's beneath the white out or the scratch out
- What was written on the papers above it
- What was the message before it was burnt or shredded