A Blind Study on the Reliability of Hand Printing Identification by Forensic Document Examiners
By: Linda L. Mitchell and Mara Merlino
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- While not all FDE’s use the nine-point scale and opt for a more abbreviated version, this scale provides the broadest range of levels of confidence choices for those who are accustomed to using it.
- This service has been discontinued.
- Of the 53 participants, 52 indicated that they use the same protocol to identify both hand printing and cursive.
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- As specified in our qualification for study participants.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.69525/jasqde.229 | Journal eISSN: 1524-7287
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 31
Published on: Jun 1, 2016
Published by: American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2016 Linda L. Mitchell, Mara Merlino, published by American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
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