Graphanex offers comprehensive forensic handwriting examination course comprising two modules for forensic handwriting examiners, including principles techniques and methodologies and court preparation and expert testimony.
Certificate in Forensic Handwriting Examination
Module One – Principles, Techniques and Methodologies
The module in Principles, Techniques and Methodologies covers handwriting features, important to the forensic handwriting analyst, forensic handwriting techniques, and methods practised to establish authenticity of handwriting/signatures on documents, and includes line quality, graphic maturity, physical/neurological and mental disorders, substance abuse and other external factors affecting the handwriting/signatures, techniques for comparison of disputed writing with genuine writing, types of handwriting forgery and an introduction to the examination of printed documents.
Module Two – Court Preparation and Expert Testimony
Module two focuses on the preparation of documents for expert testimony. This module provides students with practical application and practical information about expert testimony as a document examiner. The module finishes with a simulated hearing where students present their case in a mock hearing.
Duration: Self-paced, up to two years. Distance studies.
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A further useful forensic course is the Certificate in Statement Analysis.
The purpose of statement analysis is to detect deception and to obtain information from statements made. The course consists of two modules: Basic and Advanced principles. Statement Analysis teaches the skills of knowing what to listen for in statements made during investigations or other contexts such as disciplinary hearings, job interviews, forensic audits etc
Online study has lessons with self correcting questions to test mastery of each unit.
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