Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- 1.1.Key Concepts in Forensic Handwriting Examination -- 1.2.Forgery and Simulation -- ch. 2 The Decline of Handwriting -- 2.1.The Need for Handwriting Instruction -- 2.2.The Importance of Handwriting -- 2.3.Handwriting Instruction Methods -- 2.4.Influence of Learning Disabilities on Handwriting -- 2.5.Forensic Problems with Illegible and Printed Handwriting -- 2.6.Summary -- ch. 3 Advances in Handwriting Research and Technology -- 3.1.Handwriting and Movement Disorders -- 3.2.Handwriting and Psychiatric Disorders -- 3.3.Other Factors Influencing Handwriting -- 3.4.Handwriting and Simulation -- 3.5.Handwriting and Disguise -- 3.6.Handwriting and Neuro-technology -- 3.7.Summary -- ch. 4 Digital and Electronic Handwriting -- 4.1.The Electronic Signature Act -- 4.2.Applications for Electronic Signatures -- 4.3.Security and Privacy Issues -- 4.4.Digital Technology -- 4.5.Digital and Electronic Signatures --

Contents note continued: 4.6.Digitization of Signatures: Optical Scanning and Facsimile -- 4.7.Digital Tablets -- 4.8.The Stylus and Other Writing "Instruments" -- 4.9.Handwriting Recognition Technology -- 4.10.Automated Forensic Handwriting Analysis Technology -- 4.11.Standardization -- 4.12.Summary -- ch. 5 Forensic Analysis of Electronic Signatures -- 5.1.Practical Application -- 5.2.E-signature Signing Process and Standardization -- 5.3.Technological Considerations -- 5.4.Evaluating Static and Dynamic Handwriting Features -- 5.5.Forgery and System Attacks -- 5.6.Limitations -- 5.7.Legal Implications -- 5.8.Proposed Methodology -- 5.9.Summary -- ch. 6 The Law, Science, and Handwriting Identification -- 6.1.Forensic Science Reform -- 6.2.A Critical Review of Forensic Handwriting Examination -- 6.3.Status of Forensic Handwriting Identification -- 6.4.Education and Training -- 6.5.Certification and Laboratory Accreditation -- 6.6.Proficiency Testing --

Contents note continued: 6.7.Scientific Validity and Reliability -- 6.8.Terminology and Methodology -- 6.9.Advances in Handwriting Identification Technology -- 6.10.Legal Challenges to Scientific Admissibility -- 6.11.Summary.