DOI: https://doi.org/10.33994/kndise.2022.67.34

Marie Anne Nauer

In forensic handwriting examination, the examinator is often confronted with extremely similar handwritings. This often re sults in wrong judgments. This circumstance is to be countered by means of a more specif ic approach than usual, and, thus, by using comparison methods base d on systematic scales of quantified and therefore highly differentiated quality analysis, followed by a systematic numerical approach. Some appropriate instruments have proven to be very useful and convenient in this context so as to achieve scientifically based assessments/

Key words: forensic expert activity, forensic expert, handwriting examination,
handwriting comparison.