tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27716258.post-1149019576248587852006-06-01T16:03:00.000-04:002006-06-25T00:58:15.423-04:00<a target="_new" href="http://www.documentlab.com/bookcover.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.documentlab.com/bookcover.jpg" border="0" longdesc="Bookcover image used by permission of CRC" /></a><br />The newest book on the subject of forensic document examination was actually written in the 1950's. <a target="_new" href="http://www.crcpress.com/shopping_cart/products/product_contents.asp?id=&parent_id=&amp;sku=2044&amp;pc=">Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents</a> was originally written by the late Ordway Hilton and published in 1956. A revised version of the book by Mr. Hilton was published in 1982. <p></p><p>This second edition of the book was edited by Jan Seaman Kelly and Brian S. Lindblom. A number of authors, myself included, contributed chapters to the book. This work is to all intents and purposes a new book, but some of Mr. Hilton's work is still there. The book includes chapters discussing:</p><ul><li>Forensic document examiner training</li><li>The <em>Daubert</em> decision</li><li>Identification of handwriting and signatures</li><li>Disguise in handwriting</li><li>Collection of handwriting samples</li><li>Pens and pencils</li><li>Paper examinations</li><li>Typography</li><li>Typewriters</li><li>Computer-generated documents</li><li>Photocopiers and Fax machines</li><li>Manipulated documents</li><li>Printing processes</li><li>Rubber stamps</li><li>Indented Writing</li><li>Altered documents</li><li>Document Dating</li><li>Demonstrative charts</li><li>Expert witness testimony</li></ul><p>You can't learn how to be a forensic document examiner from reading a book, or even several books on the subject, but this book is a valuable resource for forensic document examiners and attorneys.</p>Farrell C. Shiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15536951293977685575noreply@blogger.com