The use of handwriting examinations beyond the traditional court purpose

Agius, A; Jones, K; Epple, R; Morelato, M; Moret, S; Chadwick, S; Roux, C

The use of handwriting examinations beyond the traditional court purpose

Agius, A Jones, K Epple, R Morelato, M

Moret, S

Chadwick, S

Roux, C

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Science and Justice, 2017, 57 (5), pp. 394 - 400
Issue Date:: 2017-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Agius, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jones, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Epple, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Morelato, M https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7616-0623	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Moret, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5099-4697	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chadwick, S https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2006-9841	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Roux, C https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-420X	en_US
dc.date.available	2017-05-12	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Science and Justice, 2017, 57 (5), pp. 394 - 400	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1355-0306	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/124397
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences Traditionally, forensic science has predominantly focused its resources and objectives on addressing court related questions. However, this view restricts the contribution of forensic science to one function and results in lost opportunities as investigative and intelligence roles are often overlooked. A change of perspective and expansion of the contributions of forensic science is required to take advantage of the benefits of abductive and inductive thought processes throughout the investigative and intelligence functions. One forensic discipline that has the potential to broaden its traditional focus is handwriting examination. Typically used in investigations that are focused on both criminal and civil cases, the examination procedure and outcome are time consuming and subjective, requiring a detailed study of the features of the handwriting in question. Traditionally, the major handwriting features exploited are characteristics that are often considered individual (or at least highly polymorphic) and habitual. However, handwriting can be considered as an information vector in an intelligence framework. One such example is the recognition of key elements related to the author's native language. This paper discusses the traditional method generally used around the world and proposes a theoretical approach to expand the application of handwriting examination towards gaining additional information for intelligence purposes. This concept will be designed and tested in a future research project.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Science and Justice	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.scijus.2017.05.001	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Legal & Forensic Medicine	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Forensic Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Handwriting	en_US
dc.title	The use of handwriting examinations beyond the traditional court purpose	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	57	en_US
utslib.for	1602 Criminology	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CFS - Centre for Forensic Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Students
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	5	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	57	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences Traditionally, forensic science has predominantly focused its resources and objectives on addressing court related questions. However, this view restricts the contribution of forensic science to one function and results in lost opportunities as investigative and intelligence roles are often overlooked. A change of perspective and expansion of the contributions of forensic science is required to take advantage of the benefits of abductive and inductive thought processes throughout the investigative and intelligence functions. One forensic discipline that has the potential to broaden its traditional focus is handwriting examination. Typically used in investigations that are focused on both criminal and civil cases, the examination procedure and outcome are time consuming and subjective, requiring a detailed study of the features of the handwriting in question. Traditionally, the major handwriting features exploited are characteristics that are often considered individual (or at least highly polymorphic) and habitual. However, handwriting can be considered as an information vector in an intelligence framework. One such example is the recognition of key elements related to the author's native language. This paper discusses the traditional method generally used around the world and proposes a theoretical approach to expand the application of handwriting examination towards gaining additional information for intelligence purposes. This concept will be designed and tested in a future research project.

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