ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 7

Intersecting Lines as a Means of Fraud Detection
Taylor, LR
Examiner of questioned documents, Arkansas State Crime Laboratory, AR

(Received 19 March 1983; accepted 17 May 1983)

Abstract

Document examiners are frequently asked to determine whether a questioned document is fraudulent or authentic. One approach to proving or disproving fraud is to determine the order of line sequence—which of two intersecting written lines was made last. In this paper, three current techniques available for systematically examining and removing layers of writing medium to determine line sequence are compared: the stereomicroscope method, the distilled water method, and the wax lift method.

Keywords:
questioned documents, intersecting lines, line sequence

Paper ID: JFS11639J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11639J
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