Check Forgery Activity

One of the forensics activities done in class was an lab involving handwriting. Blank checks were printed for each student to fill out and sign under their alias. Each person was to fill out the check as if they normally would, then rip the checks into pieces, and place them separately into an envelope provided. The envelopes were given anonymously between each member and the checks were reconstructed. The handwriting on the checks identified the group member who wrote the check by comparing the known characteristics over each member to the characteristics seen on each check. Characteristics such as slant, spacing of words, and connecting strokes were all factors in indentifying the group member who created the check.