01-25-2014, 05:51 PM
Handwriting analysis and forensic document examination are while similar in that they may involve hand written word, they are two separate fields. Forensic document examiner is what is referenced in the press release not a hand writing analysis.
http://www.bigislandchronicle.com/2014/0...g-himself/
Is graphology the same as forensic document examination?
Graphology or graphoanalysis attempts to predict character traits from handwriting examination. Forensic document examination involves the analysis and comparison of questioned documents with known material in order to identify, whenever possible, the author or origin of the questioned document. Some graphologists call themselves handwriting analysts or document examiners and are therefore confused with FDEs.
In U.S. v. Bourgeois 950 F 2d 980 (5th Cir. 1992), the court rejected the testimony of a proffered handwriting examiner, in part, because his training was completed through a correspondence school and strongly emphasized graphoanalysis. But it also pointed out that the witness was not certified by the ABFDE.
http://www.abfde.org/fde.htm
While we the public may not know exactly what all of the contents that were recovered from the tent when the search warrant was conducted on May 30, 2013, it could be reasonable that both hand writing samples such as mail correspondence, journals, supply/shopping lists, ect. from both Brittany and Bo may have been recovered, that could later be used for comparison.
http://www.bigislandchronicle.com/2014/0...g-himself/
Is graphology the same as forensic document examination?
Graphology or graphoanalysis attempts to predict character traits from handwriting examination. Forensic document examination involves the analysis and comparison of questioned documents with known material in order to identify, whenever possible, the author or origin of the questioned document. Some graphologists call themselves handwriting analysts or document examiners and are therefore confused with FDEs.
In U.S. v. Bourgeois 950 F 2d 980 (5th Cir. 1992), the court rejected the testimony of a proffered handwriting examiner, in part, because his training was completed through a correspondence school and strongly emphasized graphoanalysis. But it also pointed out that the witness was not certified by the ABFDE.
http://www.abfde.org/fde.htm
While we the public may not know exactly what all of the contents that were recovered from the tent when the search warrant was conducted on May 30, 2013, it could be reasonable that both hand writing samples such as mail correspondence, journals, supply/shopping lists, ect. from both Brittany and Bo may have been recovered, that could later be used for comparison.