Criminalistics Exam 1 Documents
Question and answers 100% correct
-*A ___________ is any material substance that contains a representation of
the thoughts of man by means of some mark or symbol*
-Anything that bears marks, signs or symbols which have ___________ or
conveys a ___________ to someone
-The marks or symbols may _________, ________ ________ or __________
-Basically a document may be anything - correct answer -document
-meaning
-message
-visible, partially visible or invisible
• A _________ __________ is one in which a document in its entirety, or in
part, is subject to question as to authenticity and/or origin.
• Any signature, handwriting, typewriting or other marks, whose source or
authenticity is in dispute or is doubtful. - correct answer -questioned
document
Most common questioned documents - correct answer 1. Letters
2. Checks
3. Drivers Licenses
4. Contracts
5. Wills
6. Lottery Tickets
7. Voter registration
8. Passports
,9. Petitions
10. Threatening Letters
11. Suicide Notes
Cases involving Questioned Documents - correct answer 1. Forgery
2. Art Crimes
3. Counterfeiting
4. Theft
5. Mail Fraud
6. Robbery
7. Kidnapping
8. Arson
9. Con Games
10. Burglary
11. Embezzlement
12. Homicide
13. Gambling
14. Serial Murder
15. Organized Crime
16. Psychological Profiling
17. White Collar Crime
18. Deviant Sex Crimes
Questioned Documents
-Referenced in _________ __________
- Corpus Juris Civilis
, -___________ AD
-in which the guidelines for document examination were ____________ -
correct answer -Justinian Code
-539
-mandated
The Dreyfus Case (1894): A setback for the discipline
• Alphonse Bertillon, the inventor of anthropometry, gave testimony against a
French army officer, Alfred Dreyfus.
• He was accused of treason through letters found, attempting to sell French
secrets to Germany.
• It wasn't until years later, while Dreyfus was incarcerated, that Bertillon's
mistaken opinion was challenged by well known and established forensic
document examiners in England and the United States.
• With new evidence introduced, Dreyfus was finally exonerated of the
charges of treason. - correct answer
_____________ _____________ is the father of Questioned Document
Examination
-Widely accepted because of his extensive use of ___________ __________
- correct answer -*Albert S. Osborn*
-scientific techniques
Albert Osborn and the Lindbergh Baby Case
▪ Provided crucial testimony in the _________ ____________ trial
▪ As a result of his work and national attention, the questioned document field
was included in many ____________ and __________ agencies - correct
answer -Bruno Hauptmann
-Federal and State
Question and answers 100% correct
-*A ___________ is any material substance that contains a representation of
the thoughts of man by means of some mark or symbol*
-Anything that bears marks, signs or symbols which have ___________ or
conveys a ___________ to someone
-The marks or symbols may _________, ________ ________ or __________
-Basically a document may be anything - correct answer -document
-meaning
-message
-visible, partially visible or invisible
• A _________ __________ is one in which a document in its entirety, or in
part, is subject to question as to authenticity and/or origin.
• Any signature, handwriting, typewriting or other marks, whose source or
authenticity is in dispute or is doubtful. - correct answer -questioned
document
Most common questioned documents - correct answer 1. Letters
2. Checks
3. Drivers Licenses
4. Contracts
5. Wills
6. Lottery Tickets
7. Voter registration
8. Passports
,9. Petitions
10. Threatening Letters
11. Suicide Notes
Cases involving Questioned Documents - correct answer 1. Forgery
2. Art Crimes
3. Counterfeiting
4. Theft
5. Mail Fraud
6. Robbery
7. Kidnapping
8. Arson
9. Con Games
10. Burglary
11. Embezzlement
12. Homicide
13. Gambling
14. Serial Murder
15. Organized Crime
16. Psychological Profiling
17. White Collar Crime
18. Deviant Sex Crimes
Questioned Documents
-Referenced in _________ __________
- Corpus Juris Civilis
, -___________ AD
-in which the guidelines for document examination were ____________ -
correct answer -Justinian Code
-539
-mandated
The Dreyfus Case (1894): A setback for the discipline
• Alphonse Bertillon, the inventor of anthropometry, gave testimony against a
French army officer, Alfred Dreyfus.
• He was accused of treason through letters found, attempting to sell French
secrets to Germany.
• It wasn't until years later, while Dreyfus was incarcerated, that Bertillon's
mistaken opinion was challenged by well known and established forensic
document examiners in England and the United States.
• With new evidence introduced, Dreyfus was finally exonerated of the
charges of treason. - correct answer
_____________ _____________ is the father of Questioned Document
Examination
-Widely accepted because of his extensive use of ___________ __________
- correct answer -*Albert S. Osborn*
-scientific techniques
Albert Osborn and the Lindbergh Baby Case
▪ Provided crucial testimony in the _________ ____________ trial
▪ As a result of his work and national attention, the questioned document field
was included in many ____________ and __________ agencies - correct
answer -Bruno Hauptmann
-Federal and State
