Contents: Dedication Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Evolution of the Written Word Chapter 2: Principles of Handwriting Chapter 3: Factors that Cause Changes in Handwriting Chapter 4: Handprinting and Numerals Chapter 5: History of Document Examination Chapter 6: Forgery Chapter 7: Other Types of Fraud Chapter 8: Equipping a Laboratory Chapter 9: Care and Handling of Documents Chapter 10: Standards of Comparison Chapter 11: Systematic Examination of Handwriting Chapter 12: Master Pattern Chapter 13: Detecting Fraudulent Documents Chapter 14: Weighing the Evidence Chapter 15: Preparing Reports Chapter 16: Alteration of Documents Chapter 17: Disguised Writing Chapter 18: Disguise Versus Simulation Chapter 19: Check and Credit Card Fraud Chapter 20: Paper Chapter 21: Writing Instruments Chapter 22: Seals, Stamps, and Paper Chapter 23: Typewriters and Printers Chapter 24: Duplicating Methods Chapter 25: Desktop Publishing Chapter 26: The Discovery Process Chapter 27: The Litigation Process Chapter 28: Demonstrative Evidence Chapter 29: Court Cases Appendices Glossaries Work Cited Index