Signature Verification and Forgery Detection Training Course Training Course

Session 1: Introduction to Signature Verification

1. Overview and Introduction
2. Key Terminology in Signature Verification (SV) and the Examination of Questioned Documents
3. Handwriting Traits and Distinctive Features
4. Comparative Analysis of Handwriting
5. Essential Attributes of a Signature
6. Assessment: Understanding SV Terminology

Session 2: Techniques for Comparing Signatures

1. Handwriting/Signature Verification: Capabilities and Limitations
2. Signature Comparison Method: The ROADS Framework
   1. Proportional Size of Uppercase and Lowercase Letters and the Baseline
   2. Decorative Elements in Signatures
   3. Spatial Arrangement of Characters
   4. Structural Design of Characters
   5. Inclination of Characters
3. Instruments and Tools for Signature Verification
4. Standard Specimens vs. Questioned Signatures
5. Assessment: Signature Comparison Skills

Session 3: Signature Verification Practices

1. Governing Principles of Signature Verification
2. Practical Methodologies for Verifying Signatures
3. Countermeasures and Preventive Strategies
4. Assessment: Signature Analysis Competency

Session 4: Identifying Forged Signatures

1. Categories of Forgery
2. Attributes of Authentic Signatures
3. Differentiating Authentic from Forged Signatures
4. Indicators Suggesting Forgery
5. Alterations Made to Documents
6. Review of Related Banking Cases and Modus Operandi
7. Legal Consequences of Falsifying Signatures and Documents