FSP-103: Document & Handwriting Examination Session 2015-16
OVERVIEW ABOUT SIFS INDIA COURSE INTRODUCTION ENTRY REQUIREMENTS HOW TO APPLY FEE STRUCTURE COURSE MODULES CAREER PROSPECTS LIBRARY TRAINING & INTERNSHIP CONTACT US 01 01 02 02 02 03 09 10 10 10
ABOUT SIFS INDIA SIFS INDIA was founded from 2005 with an aim to impart high quality and easily accessible Forensic Services and Education to meet the growing demand of Law enforcement and other Government and private legal Departments. We aim to encourage new developments and research in the field of Forensic Sciences including Cyber Law, Cyber Forensic, Fingerprint Verification and Handwriting Analysis. SIFS INDIA is registered with Govt. of India, We provide various science services including- Forensic Education-Department of Education provides various Forensic Science Courses in the fields of Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation. These courses provide you advantages for the development of your career in the fields of Private Forensic Investigation, Banks, Police Departments, Detective agency, IT industries, IB, CBI and many more.. We impart services to the several Govt. and Corporate agency to help them in field of forensics under our other departments such as- Forensic Investigation Forensic Training Forensic Internship Forensic Research Security Services Scientific Equipment Department COURSE INTRODUCTION Questioned document is the forensic discipline pertaining to documents that are (or may be) disputed in the court of law and examining by using a variety of scientific processes and methods. Many examinations involve a comparison of the questioned document, or components of the document, to a set of standards. Forensic document examiners define the word "document" in a very broad sense as being any material bearing marks; signs or symbols intended to convey a message or meaning to someone. This encompasses traditional paper documents but also includes things like graffiti on a wall, stamp impressions on meat products, or covert markings hidden in a written letter, among other things. This also includes anonymous letters, secret writing, suicide note etc. This course include study of introduction to Questioned Document, Handwriting Identification, Methods of Forgery, Forgeries and their detection, Type writing and other documents, Examination of different types of documents. 01
LEVEL - I 10th Passed from Recognized Board/School and basic knowledge of Science related field. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS LEVEL - II 12th Passed in any discipline from Recognized Board/School/basic knowledge of Science related field. LEVEL - III Graduation Passed from Registered Board/College and basic knowledge of Science related field. HOW TO APPLY 1. First select the course. Then Check the fees and fill up the complete online application form or download the application form. 2. Make sure to sign the application form. Include your complete mailing address and all other details. Please provide telephone number and/or email address and also attach a selfattested photograph of the candidate. 3. Things to be send with application form: Attach photocopies of the Academic qualification certificates duly attested by a notary or a Gazetted Officer (Mandatory); Send three additional passport size photographs along with the application form. Payment: Include the total fee as per the course selected as per your choice. Amount can be deposited in the bank or send a cheque or demand draft (DD) or money order (MO) or banker's cheque in favor of "SIFS INDIA" payable in Delhi. Visit: www.sifsindia.com/payment Post/e-Mail the above required items to- SIFS INDIA, 2443, Basement, Hudson Line, Kingsway Camp, Delhi-110009, India. What You Will Receive: Admission Letter, Online User name and Password to excess the course content, Printed Material (Books / Notes/ CD/DVD/Software's/Tools/Kit) (For Distance Courses Only), Identity Card and Examination Card, Course Completion Certificate, Mark Sheet and Certification. Fee for Online Course FEE STRUCTURE Fee for Distance Course LEVEL-I ` 8,000/- LEVEL-II ` 12,000/- LEVEL-III ` 15,000/- LEVEL-I ` 9,000/- LEVEL-II ` 13,000/- LEVEL-III ` 16,000/- 02
COURSE MODULES MODULE-1 MODULE-2 FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINATION THE EXAMINATION OF COMPUTER GENERATED DOCUMENTS MODULE-3 GUIDELINES FOR THE EXAMINATION OF HANDWRITING AND APPROACHES MODULE-4 MODULE-5 MODULE-6 MODULE-7 MODULE-8 MODULE-9 HANDWRITING EXAMINATION AND COMPARISON IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNATURES ALTERATIONS, ERASURES, AND OBLITERATIONS SECURITY FEATURES IN DIFFERENT TYPE OF DOCUMENTS ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING DOCUMENTS VERIFICATION VISUAL ILLUSTRATION AND CASE STUDY OF DOCUMENTS
MODULE-1 FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINATION 1. The Document 1.1 Forensic Document Examination U/S 463 of IPC 1.2 Standards Exemplars 1.3 Scientific Examination of Documents 1.4 Nature and Problem of Documents 1.5 Photographic Evidence 1. Physical Matching of Documents 2. Identification of Questioned and Standard Documents MODULE-2 THE EXAMINATION OF COMPUTER GENERATED DOCUMENTS 2. Computer Generated Documents and the Forensic Examiner 2.1 The Pre-examination Evaluation 2.2 Examination Procedures 2.2.1 Examination of Original and Photocopied Documents 2.2.2 Identification of Printed Documents 2.3 Identification Features of the Printing Process 2.3.1 High Speed Mainframe Line, Drum and Chain Printers 2.3.2 Typewriter Technology Printers: Type Ball and Daisy Wheel 2.3.3 Dot-matrix Printers 2.3.4 Inkjet Printing Technology 2.3.5 Monochrome and Color Laser/ LED Printers 2.4 Photocopiers 2.4.1 Analysis of Photocopies 2.4.2 Identifying Individual Photocopiers 2.5 Facsimile Machines 2.5.1 Manipulated Faxes 2.5.2 Fax Machine Defects 1. General Examination of Printed Documents 2. Identification of Mechanical Impressions in Printed Document 04
3. Case Study on Mechanism of Printers, Typewriter, Photocopy Machine and Scanner 4. Comparison of Inkjet Printing, Laser Printing, Typewritten Documents etc. MODULE-3 GUIDELINES FOR THE EXAMINATION OF HANDWRITING AND APPROACHES 3. Guidelines for the Examination of Handwriting 3.1 Purpose 3.2 Requirements 3.3 Procedures 3.4 Evaluation of the Questioned Writing 3.5 Evaluation of the Known Writing 3.6 Conduct a side by side comparison of Questioned and Known Writings 3.7 Techniques used in Document Examination 3.8 Instruments used in Document Examination 3.9 Indented Writing Impressions (for Original Documents) 3.10 Introduction to Ink Analysis (for Original Documents) 3.10.1 Identification of Ink 3.10.2 Ink Analysis Basics 3.10.3 Main Components of Ink 3.10.4 Layout Analysis 3.10.5 Ink Analysis (Alterations) 3.11 Paper Examinations (for Original Documents) 3.11.1 Examination of Paper 3.11.2 Watermarks Paper 3.11.3 Analysis of Paper 3.11.4 Analysis of Thickness Paper 3.11.5 Analysis of Weave Paper 3.11.6 Analysis of Watermarks 3.11.7 Paper Fiber Analysis 05
1. Microscopic Examination of Paper, Bond Paper, Letter Head etc. 2. Examining Security Features of Indian and other currencies 3. Examination of Indented Writing through Pencil Lead and other Methods 4. VSC and ESDA Technologies MODULE-4 HANDWRITING EXAMINATION AND COMPARISON 4. Introduction to Handwriting Examination 4.1 Writing Forms and Qualities 4.2 Handwriting Features 4.2.1 Abbreviations 4.2.2 Alignment 4.2.3 Arrangement 4.2.4 Connection 4.2.5 Initial Stroke 4.2.6 Pen Lifts 4.2.7 Pen Pressure 4.2.8 Punctuation 4.2.9 Rhythm 4.2.10 Shading 4.2.11 Size 4.2.12 Slope 4.2.13 Terminal Stroke 4.2.14 Tremor 4.3 Writing Variations 4.4 Class and Individual Characteristics 4.5 Identification in the Practical Situation 4.6 Typical Problems involved in Handwriting Identification 4.7 Disguised Handwriting 1. Practice and Report Writing on Legal and Corporate Cases 2. Practice on Disguised Writing 3. Case Study 06
MODULE-5 IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNATURES 5. Introduction to Signature Identification 5.1 Genuine Signatures 5.1.1 Accidental Variations 5.1.2 Receipt Signatures 5.1.3 Signatures influenced by Alcohol and Drugs 5.1.4 Illness and Old Age 5.2 Forged and Distorted / Disguised Signatures 5.2.1 Non genuine Signatures identified as Genuine 5.2.2 Methods of Producing a Forged Signature 5.2.3 Traced Forgeries 5.2.4 Simulated Forgeries 5.2.5 Spurious Signatures 5.2.6 Spouse's Limitations 5.3 Identifying the Forger 5.4 Assisted or Guided Signatures 5.5 Identification of the Initials and Illiterate's Marks 5.5.1 Initials 5.5.2 Cross Marks 5.6 Evaluating Non-Original Signatures 5.7 Forgery by Transplanting a Genuine Signature 1. Examination of Free Hand Forgery 2. Tracing Forgery by Carbon Paper, Tracing Paper, Window Tracing etc. MODULE-6 ALTERATIONS, ERASURES, AND OBLITERATIONS 6. Evaluation of Editing Present in Documents 6.1 Alteration 6.2 Erasures 6.2.1 Types of Erasures 6.3 Obliteration 6.4 Overwriting and Insertions 07
1. Verification of Altered Document such as Will, Property Document, Sale-deed etc. 2. Report Writing on Altered and Edited Documents MODULE-7 SECURITY FEATURES IN DIFFERENT TYPE OF DOCUMENTS 7. Security Features in Documents 7.1 PAN Card 7.2 TAN Card 7.3 Voter ID Card 7.4 Driving License 7.5 UID Aadhar Card 7.6 Passport 7.7 Stamp and e-stamp Paper 7.8 Bankers Cheque 7.9 QR Code and Bar Code 7.10 Identification Features of Indian and other currencies 1. Microscopic Examination of Security Features under UV Light and Microscope 2. Examination and Comparison of Original and Counterfeit Currency under UV light 3. Inspection of the ID Proofs and Security Documents MODULE-8 ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING DOCUMENTS VERIFICATION 8. Introduction to Anti-money laundering Documents 8.1 Bank Statements 8.2. Form 16 8.3. Income Tax Return 8.4 Voter ID card 8.5 Salary Slip 8.6 Driving License 8.7 PAN Card 8.8 Ration Card (to be avoided) 8.9 Passport 08
8.10 Telephone Bill 8.11 Electricity Bill 1. Examination of the Anti-money laundering Documents such as, Statements, Forms, ID Proofs, Bill etc. 2. Photography of the Anti-money laundering Documents MODULE-9 VISUAL ILLUSTRATION AND CASE STUDY OF DOCUMENTS 9. Visual Illustration and Case Studies 9.1 Disguise Forgery 9.2 Traced Forgery. 9.3 Forgery by Memory. 9.4 Forgery by Impersonation. 9.5 Forgery over a Genuine Signature. 9.6 Forgery by Transplanting a Genuine Signature. 9.7 Forgery of Rubber Seals or Stamps. 9.8 Case Study 9.10 White Collar Crime 1. Case Study 2. Report Writing CAREER PROSPECTS Govt. Questioned Document Examiners work for local, state, and federal crime labs. They may be law enforcement officers or civilians. Some examiners are independent contractors or employees of private forensic practices that offer questioned document examination services. And opportunities are usually available for qualified Questioned Document Examiners. One expert in the field reports that the demand is greater than the number of qualified examiners that are available. However, many government crime labs are unable to hire enough examiners because of lack of funding. Placement- In Govt. Sector- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI, Intelligence Bureau (IB), Central Forensic Science Lab (CFSL), State Forensic Lab (SFL), Govt. banks & firms. 09
In Private Sector- Private Detective Agencies, Banks & Insurance Company, Medical insurance companies. LIBRARY We have online Forensic e-library, which have more than 1000 Forensic Books. We provide membership number with username and password to enrolled students. Students can use this to access our online materials straight away. TRAINING & INTERNSHIP After completion of online course we provide Training and Internship which help in making your career as a Forensic Expert. Training includes several practical aspects with real cases and crime scene visit. 2015-16 All right including copyrights reserved with the publishers. No part of this book may be reproduced or Copied in any form of by any means (Graphic, Electronic or Mechanical), or reproduced on any information storage devices, without the written permission of the publishers. Note: Due care has been taken while publishing this book, but the author, Publisher and Printers are not responsible in any manner for any mistake that may have inadvertently crept in. In case of doubts the reader shall cross-check the contents with original Government Publication of Notifications, Any mistakes noted may be brought to our notice which shall be taken care in the next edition. All disputes subject to Delhi Jurisdiction only. CONTACT US Published by 2015-16 SIFS INDIA Office: 2443, Basement, Hudson Line, Kingsway Camp, Delhi-110009, India Phone : +91-11-47074263, +91-9871502343 Email : education@sifs.in, Web : www.sifs.in 10