Questioning the Reliability of Some Expert Reports Concerning the Age (Date) of Handwritten Entries
https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2017-12-1-92-97
Abstract
The paper analyzes several expert reports to illustrate the principal sources of errors that lead to unreliable conclusions when the examiner attempts to determine the age (date) of a handwritten entry using unvalidated techniques. This work is meant to aid forensic examiners in responding to queries about the validity of document examinations conducted by private service providers
About the Author
A. V. Eshenko
Far Eastern Regional Center of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Khabarovsk
Russian Federation
Lead State Forensic Examiner at the Far Eastern Regional Center of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the RFederation
Russian Federation
Lead State Forensic Examiner at the Far Eastern Regional Center of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the RFederation
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Eshenko A.V. Questioning the Reliability of Some Expert Reports Concerning the Age (Date) of Handwritten Entries. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2017;12(1):92-97. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2017-12-1-92-97
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