Forensic Handwriting Identification

Ron Morris is President of Morris & Associates, Inc. Certified by the United States Secret Service Forensic Science Division and the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners; he has worked as an examiner of questioned documents for the Metropolitan Police Department, based in Washington D.C., the United States Secret Service and the U.S. Treasury Department.

1. Physiology of Writing2. Handwriting Systems3. Class Characteristics4. Individuality and Individual Characteristics5. Characteristics, Qualities, and Features of Writing6. Relative Speed of Writing and Writing Skill7. Ratios or Relative Relationships8. Beginning, Connecting and Ending Strokes9. Writing Instruments10. General Observations11. The Process of Comparison12. Abnormal/Disguised Writing13. Obtaining Handwriting Samples14. Submitting a case to the lab15. Examiner’s Final Report