Verification Phase

Related terms

ACE-V

Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, Verification: the four-stage method for latent print examination used by accredited forensic fingerprint laboratories. Analysis examines the latent in...

Analysis Phase

The first ACE-V phase: the questioned writing is examined in isolation, individual features are catalogued, and the documentation is locked before the...

Comparison Phase

The second ACE-V phase: the catalogued features of the questioned writing are evaluated against the exemplar set, documenting both similarities and differences...

Daubert Criteria

The four criteria a US federal court applies to assess the admissibility of expert scientific testimony: has the methodology been tested, has...

Evaluation Phase

The third ACE-V phase: the combined weight of similarities and differences is expressed as a conclusion on the SWGDOC nine-point scale or...

Linear ACE-V

An implementation of ACE-V methodology that enforces strict sequential documentation: analysis of the latent mark must be completed and recorded before the...

Sequential Unmasking

An information-sequencing protocol in which the examiner receives the questioned material first, completes and documents the analysis before receiving the known standards,...

SWGDOC Nine-Point Scale

The conclusion scale developed by the Scientific Working Group for Forensic Document Examination, running from 'identification' (most positive) through 'no conclusion' (midpoint)...

Target-Shifting

The cognitive bias whereby an examiner's perception of the questioned writing is unconsciously shaped by prior knowledge of what the exemplar writer's...

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• The ACE-V Method for Handwriting ComparisonThe fourth ACE-V phase: an independent second examiner repeats the ACE process without access to the first examiner's conclusion, providing an independent chec...