月度第33篇: handwriting examiner就是说笔迹分析师需要具备的素质。谈到class characteristics system 和individual characteristics之类的区别。
背景阅读:Handwriting identification is based on the principle that,while handwriting within a language tends to be alike to the degree that we canmeaningfully read it, there are individual features that distinguish oneperson's writing from that of another. Just as no two people are exactly alike,the handwritings of no two people are exactly alike in their combination ofcharacteristics. There are, of course, natural variations within the handwriting of each individual. These variations must beclosely and carefully studied by the examiner, so that he can distinguishbetween what is a "variation" and what is a "difference".
The examiner must also be cognizant of thedifferences between "class characteristics" and "individualcharacteristics". Class characteristics are those which are common to agroup such as a particular writing system, family grouping, foreign languagesystem, or professional group. Individual characteristics are those whichare personal or peculiar letters or letter combinations, which, taken together,would not occur in the writing of another person.
Handwriting identification is a comparison studyrequiring authenticated specimens of known handwriting from the individual(s)concerned. These are closely compared to the handwriting characteristicsexhibited by the questioned writing in order to determine authorship. Likemust be compared to like: printing to printing and cursive to cursive, withcomparable letters, letter combinations, words, and numerals.