Signature Verification and Forgery Detection Training Course Training Course

1st Session: Introduction to Signature Verification

1. Overview and Introduction
2. Key Terminology in Signature Verification (SV) and the Examination of Questioned Documents
3. Distinctive Handwriting Characteristics & Quirks
4. Comparative & Analytical Review of Handwriting
5. Core Features of a Signature
6. Knowledge Check: SV Terminology

2nd Session: Techniques for Comparing Signatures

1. Handwriting/Signature Verification & Its Limitations
2. Approaches to Signature Comparison: ROADS
   1. Relative Sizing of Upper & Lower Case Letters and the Baseline
   2. Ornamental Elements in Signatures
   3. Spatial Arrangement of Letters
   4. Design Features of Letters
   5. Inclination or Slant of Letters
3. Tools Utilised in Signature Verification
4. Specimen Signatures vs. Questioned Signatures
5. Knowledge Check: Signature Comparison

3rd Session: Advanced Signature Verification

1. Regulatory Rules for Signature Verification
2. Practical Application of Signature Verification
3. Counter-Measures and Preventive Mechanisms
4. Knowledge Check: Signature Analysis

4th Session: Forged Signatures

1. Categories of Forgery
2. Attributes of Genuine Signatures
3. Distinguishing Genuine from Forged Signatures
4. Indicators of Forgery
5. Document Tampering and Alterations
6. Review of Related Banking Cases & Modus Operandi
7. Penalties for Falsifying Signatures and Documents