REVISED METHOD OF CLASSIFYING FRAUDULENT CHECKS IN A DOCUMENT EXAMINATION LABORATORY

• NCJ Number: 16726
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1974) Pages: 618-635
• Author(s): E H W SCHROEDER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 18 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

THE SYSTEM DESCRIBED IS BEING USED BY THE CENTRE OF FORENSIC SCIENCES OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, CANADA.

Abstract

AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF CLASSIFYING CHECKS IS DESCRIBED AND DISCUSSED. CHECKS ARE FILED ACCORDING TO THE SEX OF THE WRITER, HANDWRITING CHARACTERISTICS, AND HABITS IN PREPARING THE FORMAT OF THE CHECK. TWELVE MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS ARE DIVIDED INTO 38 SUBCLASSES. FIVE OF THESE RELATE TO MECHANICAL IMPRESSIONS, THE REST TO HANDWRITING PECULIARITIES. ALL CHECKS WILL FALL INTO ONE OR TWO OF THESE SUBCLASSES. THE CLASSIFICATION OF A CHECK TAKES A MINUTE OR TWO AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS OF PRACTICE. VARIATIONS IN INDIVIDUAL JUDGMENT ARE COUNTERACTED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF FILING A CHECK IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE FILE, AND BY THE SEARCHER'S AWARENESS OF THIS. THE SEARCHER MUST BE AN EXPERIENCED DOCUMENT EXAMINER. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED AS AN AID TO THE SEARCHER'S MEMORY, WHICH IS THE MOST EFFICIENT MEANS OF CONNECTING NEW INCOMING CHECKS WITH THOSE ALREADY ON FILE. AFTER 15 MONTHS OF OPERATION, THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN FOUND TO WORK VERY EFFICIENTLY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)