Signature Verification and Forgery Detection Training Course Training Course

Session 1: Fundamentals of Signature Verification

1. Course Introduction
2. Terminology in Signature Verification (SV) and the Examination of Questioned Documents
3. Distinctive Handwriting Traits and Quirks
4. Comparative and Analytical Assessment of Handwriting
5. Defining Characteristics of a Signature
6. Knowledge Assessment: SV Terminology

Session 2: Strategies for Signature Comparison

1. Handwriting and Signature Verification: Scope and Limitations
2. Signature Comparison Techniques: The ROADS Framework
   1. Relative Proportions of Uppercase and Lowercase Letters and Baseline Alignment
   2. Decorative Elements in Signatures
   3. Spatial Organization of Letters
   4. Structure and Form of Letters
   5. Incline or Slant of Letters
3. Instrumentation and Tools for Signature Verification
4. Standard Specimens vs. Questioned Signatures
5. Knowledge Assessment: Signature Comparison Techniques

Session 3: Advanced Signature Verification

1. Protocols and Rules in Signature Verification
2. Practical Application of Verification Procedures
3. Countermeasures and Preventive Security Mechanisms
4. Knowledge Assessment: Signature Analysis

Session 4: Analysis of Forged Signatures

1. Categories of Forgery
2. Attributes of Authentic Signatures
3. Distinguishing Genuine from Forged Signatures
4. Visual Indicators of Fraudulent Activity
5. Detection of Document Tampering
6. Review of Related Banking Cases and Modus Operandi
7. Legal Penalties for Signature and Document Falsification