DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY – DASMARIÑAS

College of Criminal Justice Education

QUESTIONED DOCUMENT EXAMINATION

COMPARISON CHART
CHARACTERISTICS QUESTIONED STANDARD

1. MANNER OF EXECUTION 1. It is possible that due to the slowness in 1. Because of consciousness or familiarity,
the execution and unfamiliarity, there are the signature is executed quickly or expertly.
traces of shaking hands, as well as wobbly or
irregular handwriting.

2. LINE QUALITY 2. There is an unsureness on execution that
leads to irregularity of lines.
2. There is a natural variation or awareness
of handwriting signature that gives it a good
line quality where the person consistently
put a lot of pressure on his or her
handwriting.

3. SLANT 3. You will see the initial stroke a bit longer 3. The signature started with an oblong
than the standard. curve. And the signature is a bit slanted
depending on the imaginary baseline.
4. ALIGNMENT 4. The signature was executed on a straight 4. It is a bit ascending when the signature is
line approaching the last part.
5. PROPOTION/SIZE 5. The signature appears to be bigger in size. 5. It is smaller in size, and the letters are
proportion.
6. STROKE STRUCTURES 6. The ending stroke of the signature is 6. The ending stroke of the signature is
shorter. longer.
 STROKE STRUCTURES QUESTIONED STANDARD

1.Letter “a” Arch Open curve

2. Initial stroke of letter “a” Closed Initial opening
3. Initial stroke of letter “a” Blunt / Heavy Light to Heavy
4. Letter “m” Clear Wavy
5. Ending stroke Flying ending stroke Flying ending stroke