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Handwriting Analysis
Procedure
Signature Analysis
1. Look at the photocopies of the 12 receipts; 3. Look at approach and departure strokes at the
they are on three separate pages. Three of the beginning and end of capital letters and words.
receipts are signed by John Wayne Gretzky, Make notes of observations.
nine are signed by Louise Mondelo.
4. Examining only John Gretzky’s signatures,
note if any letterforms are inconsistent
2. Examine the letter forms on the receipts. between signatures. repeat, examining only
On your Data Collection sheet, note Louise Mondelo’s signatures.
uncommon forms like the one shown in
Example I. If the form only occurs on one 5. Examine the connectors between letters.
or two of the signatures, note the receipt Make a note of letters that do not connect to
number as well. the next letter in a word, like in Example II.
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