Professional Photography by Ed Zabel

Organizations

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• American Board of Forensic Document Examiners
• American College of Forensic Examiners
• American Institute of Applied Sciences
• American Society of Crime Lab Directors
• American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
• American Society for Testing and Materials
• Association of Forensic Document Examiners   
• Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences
• National Association of Document Examiners
• Southeastern Association of Forensic Documents Examiners
• Southwestern Association of Forensic Documents Examiners
  
     

Journals

• Forensic Science Communications
• Forensic-Evidence.com
• Journal of Forensic Sciences

Attorneys & Law Enforcement

• Daubert on the Web
• National Expert Witness Directory

Laboratory Equipment Vendors

• Foster and Freeman
• Mideo Systems
• Craig Technologies

 Links and Articles by Topic/Category (A-Z)٭
 

Article Collections:

• Bibliography of Articles for the Forensic Document Examiner
• 2nd International Symposium on the Forensic Examination of Questioned Documents

Computer-Related

• From Handwriting Analysis to Pen-Computer Applications
• The Electronic John Hancock
• What is a Digital Signature ?
• Digital Signature Certification Authorities
• Digital Signature Guidelines Tutorial (American Bar Association)
• "Handwriting-based Computer Interface for Visually Impaired People"
• How Encryption Works
• How Electronic Ink Will Work
• How Biometrics Work
   

Copybooks/Writing Models

• Assorted Copybooks & Handwriting Models
• Comparison of 5 Handwriting Fonts
• Omniglot – A Guide to Written Language (Systems & Fonts)
• IAM Handwriting Database
   

Examination

• Allograph-Based Categorization of Handwriting Styles
• Evaluating Printing
• The Difference Between Cursive Writing and Printing
• Commentary on Above Article by CHAI
   

Forgery/Counterfeiting

• How Counterfeiting Works
• How Does a Counterfeit Detector Pen Work?
   

Graphology

• American Handwriting Analysis Foundation
• American Society of Professional Graphologists
   

Guidelines

• FBI Handbook of Forensic Sciences (QDE Procedures - page 95...)
   

Handedness

• Handedness Research Institute
   

Historical

• History of Writing
• Museum of Writing
   

Instruments (Writing)

• The History of Writing Instruments
• Invention of the Ball Point Pen
• How Ball Point Pens Work
   

Lab Equipment

• Advances in Document Examination: The Video Spectral Comparator 2000
• What is a Microspectrophotometer?
   

Miscellaneous

• List of  Websites About Writing and Language
• Overview of FBI Questioned Document Unit
   

Paper/Printing Process

• Paper-Help
• Museum of Papermaking
• What is Dye-Sublimation Printing?
• Printmaking Techniques
• How Offset Printing Works
• Bookbinding Tutorial
   

Printers, Copiers, Scanners

• How Does a Bubble-Jet Printer Work?
• How Ink-Jet printers Work
• How Laser Printers Work
• How Photocopiers Work
• How Does a Photocopier Work?
• How Scanners Work
• How FAX Machines Work
   

Research

• Gender and Handwriting
• Research to Validate Individuality in Handwriting & Develop Computer Assisted Procedures for Handwriting Comparison
   

Typewriters

• The Evolution of Type
• The Classic Typewriter Page
• Microsoft Typography Page
• What Are True-Type Fonts?
• Typewriter Serial Number Database
• The Typewriter-Keyboard Conversion
   

Testimony/Expert Witness

• Handwriting Examiners as Jury and Trial Consultants
• How To Be a Successful Expert Witness
• Expert Witness Practice - Tips for Experts
• Are You Prepared For Your Deposition?
• The Correct Way to Present Exhibits

 

Colleagues

                        ●      Linda Mitchell - http://www.forensicdocexaminer.com

Magazines
                        ●     PI Magazine - The trade publication for the private investigator, private detective, police detective, SIU Investigator and
                                                          anyone interested in learning how to become a PI.

٭Note:  These articles and links appear here for you reading interest and discrimination  In no way does their inclusion on this page imply advice or sanctioning with regard to a particular technique or procedure - nor assertion of research or information currency or validity by this document examiner.

Disclaimer: We are not attorneys.  We do not dispense legal advice in any fashion.  We only comment on our experiences as it relates to cases we have personally been involved in regarding handwriting, forgeries, or expert witnesses.  If you want legal advice, you must consult a licensed attorney in your state.

© 2005 DIANA KING, RN, LNC, Forensic Document Examiner. All rights reserved.