How do handwriting and ink evidence help us make inferences?

Targets

At the end of this Unit you should be able to answer the following questions 

2. How can evidence be linked to its possible source?

2.1 How can impression evidence such as shoe prints and tire prints provide information?

2.2 How do handwriting and ink evidence help us make inferences?

2.3 How do fibre and soil evidence help us make inferences?

2.4 How can you classify fingerprint evidence collected from various surfaces?

targets

The following note was left on your desk.

No one saw who left the note. How can you figure out whom you should call?

Handwritten notes can provide a lot of information about their sources. By analyzing the handwriting style and the ink on a note, forensic scientists learn much about who wrote the note and where it might have come from.