Recommended Further Reading on Forensic Handwriting and Signature Examination

The following texts are commonly referred to by document examiners. For an easy to read book, have a look at Ellen (1989). The text by Huber and Headrick (1999) is an excellent and very detailed account of the forensic handwriting discipline.

1. Osborn, A.S. (1929). Questioned Documents. 2nd ed., Chicago: Nelson-Hall Co.

2. Harrison, W.R. (1958). Suspect Documents: Their Scientific Examination. New York: Praeger.

3. Conway, J.V.P. (1959). Evidential Documents. Illinois: Charles C Thomas.

4. Hilton, O. (1982). Scientific Examination of Questioned Documents. New York: Elsevier Science Publishing Co.

5. Ellen, D. (1989). The Scientific Examination of Documents: Methods and Techniques. West Sussex: Ellis Horwood Limited.

6. Huber R.A. & Headrick A.M. (1999). Handwriting Identification: Facts and Fundamentals. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

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