Detecting Forgery Forensic Investigation of Documents

Name: Detecting Forgery Forensic Investigation of Documents
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ISBN: 9780813191256

ISBN-10: 0813191254

ISBN-13: 9780813191256

Edition: 1996

Authors: Joe Nickell

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Detecting Forgery reveals the complete arsenal of forensic techniques used to detect forged handwriting and alterations in documents and to identify the authorship of disputed writings. Joe Nickell looks at famous cases such as Clifford Irving's ?autobiography? of Howard Hughes and the Mormon papers of document dealer Mark Hoffman, as well as cases involving works of art. Detecting Forgery is a fascinating introduction to the growing field of forensic document examination and forgery detection.

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication date: 6/10/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Joe Nickell (Amherst, NY) has been called "the modern Sherlock Holmes" and "the real-life Scully" (from the X-Files). He has been on the trail of man-beasts and other mysterious creatures and phenomena for four decades.




Handwriting



The written word



Examining handwriting and typewriting



Forged writing



Additional aspects



A multi-evidential approach



Macroscopic and microscopic study



Spectral techniques



Chemical and instrumental tests