ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 9

A Study of the Handwriting of Adolescents
Masson, JF
Forensic document examiner, Forensic Document Examiner, TX

(Received 26 February 1987; accepted 4 May 1987)

Abstract

Handwriting of teenagers often presents problems for document examiners because the writing may have less individuality and more variation than the handwriting of an adult. This survey reveals that many unusual characteristics occur with some frequency in the handwriting of adolescents. Two styles of handwriting that were prevalent among the survey participants are described and discussed.

Keywords:
questioned documents, handwriting, class characteristics, surveys, adolescents, teenagers

Paper ID: JFS12447J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12447J
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