Review Questions Semester 2 Lesson 2 
Review Questions
1. What is a questioned document? Describe at least one example of something that might be a questioned document.
This is a document that may have been tampered with, an example of this is adding chemicals to erase ink.
2. What is an exemplar? What are the best types of exemplars?
They are authentic samples that are compared with the questioned document. The best types are ones that identically resemble the one being studied.
3. What are natural variations? Describe how these may happen.
They are the small differences that appear in any repeated samples of a person’s handwriting. When your write something it's not always the same so that gives an examiner something to look at.
4. How are stamped signatures different from written signatures?
A stamped signatures will be think and will not have any variations like a written one does.
5. What are some of the typescript machines that document examiners may have to investigate? Choose one of these machines and describe what document examiners may look for when comparing the machine to a questioned document.
Digitizing happens when a document image is stored in digital memory. This allows scientist to alter the document electronically to test if there is anything that they are missing. They could be looking for minute stray markings.
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Why are questioned documents important in forensic science? What is one example of a situation where a questioned document might be an important part of a criminal case?
A question document could be important because if may tie someone into a case. It could be a letter sent from two people who are related in the case but there's proof of correspondence yet.
2. What are some of the ways that a document examiner might try to match a questioned document to a specific typewriter? What aspects might they look at?
An examiner will attempt to uses the typewriter to compare the questioned document to the exemplar created by the typewriter. They
1. What is a questioned document? Describe at least one example of something that might be a questioned document.
This is a document that may have been tampered with, an example of this is adding chemicals to erase ink.
2. What is an exemplar? What are the best types of exemplars?
They are authentic samples that are compared with the questioned document. The best types are ones that identically resemble the one being studied.
3. What are natural variations? Describe how these may happen.
They are the small differences that appear in any repeated samples of a person’s handwriting. When your write something it's not always the same so that gives an examiner something to look at.
4. How are stamped signatures different from written signatures?
A stamped signatures will be think and will not have any variations like a written one does.
5. What are some of the typescript machines that document examiners may have to investigate? Choose one of these machines and describe what document examiners may look for when comparing the machine to a questioned document.
Digitizing happens when a document image is stored in digital memory. This allows scientist to alter the document electronically to test if there is anything that they are missing. They could be looking for minute stray markings.
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Why are questioned documents important in forensic science? What is one example of a situation where a questioned document might be an important part of a criminal case?
A question document could be important because if may tie someone into a case. It could be a letter sent from two people who are related in the case but there's proof of correspondence yet.
2. What are some of the ways that a document examiner might try to match a questioned document to a specific typewriter? What aspects might they look at?
An examiner will attempt to uses the typewriter to compare the questioned document to the exemplar created by the typewriter. They