COLEGIO de KIDAPAWAN

Quezon Boulevard, Kidapawan City

CRIMINOLOGY DEPARTMENT

INSTITUTION MISSION:
1. Instill Love of God and People.
2. Produce Competent Graduates on Baccalaureate and Technical Programs.
3. Exercise leadership in the pursuit of peace and integral development for social transformation.
4. Understand and respect diversity of culture while promoting national patriotism.
5. Develop awareness and concern for Mother Earth.
PROGRAM MISSION:
To produce professionally competent and morally upright Graduates who can deliver effective service in Crime Prevention, Crime detection, Investigation
Law Enforcement, Custody and Rehabilitation of Law Offender.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES:
CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
COURSE/ DEGREE OUTCOMES:
Bachelor of Science in Criminology
TITLE OF SUBJECT:
QUESTIONED DOCUMENT EXAMINATION
SUBJECT OUTCOMES:
This course involves a scientific study, analysis and comparison of questioned or disputed handwriting or documents for authentication or legal purpose
with the use of laboratory examinations. Like many other applied sciences, Questioned Document Examination becomes an obvious and necessary outgrowth of
modern civilization. It also applies the principles of science and logic to all questioned document problems in order to determine the origin, authenticity and
genuineness. Answers are sought to question regarding handwriting, typewriting, imprint documents, alteration, eradication, ink, paper, writing instrument, dating
and other problem that may challenge the integrity of a document.

COURSE DESIGN:
Desired Learning
Outcomes (DLO)
Students must be
able to:
Identify
Understand
Demonstrate
Describe
Illustrate
Familiarize
Determine

Learning Content/ Subject

Matter

Books and Other

References

Teaching
Delivery

I. Introduction
- What is a Questioned Document
- Classes of Questioned
Documents
- Fraudulent Alterations
- Roles of Practicing Questioned
Document Examination
- Development of Handwriting

Forensic Documents
Investigation (Castillo &
Magbanua) p. 1-7 & p. 26-94

1. Lecture/
Discussion
2. Research Work
3. Illustration

II. Characteristics Underlying

Handwriting
- Handwriting Characteristics
- Characteristics defined
- Element and quality in
Handwriting examination
- Characteristics underlying
handwriting identification

The Questioned Document

Examination and Practices
(Mendoza, Jr.) p. 1 & p. 92104
Forged or Genuine (Sorra)
p. 9-12 & p. 23-35

Assessment
(achieve Learning)
1. Quiz
2. Recitation
3. Periodical
Examination
4. Assignments

Resource
Materials

Time
Table

Number
of
Hours

4 weeks

12 hours
Lecture
8 hours
Lab

1. Actual
Demonstration
2. Media
Presentation
3. Movie
Clippings
4.White Board
Marker
5.Hand outs

Identify
Understand
Demonstrate
Describe
Illustrate
Familiarize
Determine

III. Historical Aspects of

Documents, Notes, Coins and
Personalities
- Development of Handwriting
- Evolution of Alphabet
- Philippine Currencies from
Ancient Filipinos to date
- Personalities on Questioned
Document Examination
IV. Forged Document and Types
of Forgery
- Detecting Forgeries
- Types of Forgeries
- Forging Signature
- Indicators of Simulated and
Traced Forgery
- Defects Forged Signatures
- Genuineness of Writing

Identify
Understand
Demonstrate
Describe
Illustrate
Familiarize
Determine

V. Handwriting Examination and

Identification
- Preliminary Step in the
Examination of Handwriting
- Principles of Handwriting
Examination and Identification
- Basis in Handwriting Examination
- Elements of Handwriting and
process of Handwriting
Comparison
VI. Counterfeiting
- Definition
- How to detect counterfeit
Central Bank Notes and Coins
- Special Features on Peso Bills

Forensic Documents
Investigation (Castillo &
Magbanua) p. 12-25 & p. 94112

1. Lecture/
Discussion
2. Research Work
3. Illustration

1. Quiz
2. Recitation
3. Periodical
Examination
4. Assignments

The Questioned Document

Examination and Practices
(Mendoza, Jr.) p. 44-54 & p.
105-108

1. Actual
Demonstration
2. Media
Presentation
3. Movie
Clippings
4.White Board
Marker
5.Hand outs

2 weeks

6 hours
Lecture
4 hours
Lab

2 weeks

6 hours
Lecture
4 Hours
Lab

Forged or Genuine (Sorra)

p.37-47

Forensic Documents
Investigation (Castillo &
Magbanua) p. 113-126 & p.
127-146
The Questioned Document
Examination and Practices
(Mendoza, Jr.) p. 112-125 &
p. 128-130
Forged or Genuine (Sorra)
p.19-35 & p.p. 53-57

1. Lecture/
Discussion
2. Research Work
3. Illustration

1. Quiz
2. Recitation
3. Periodical
Examination
4. Assignments

1. Actual
Demonstration
2. Media
Presentation
3. Movie
Clippings
4.White Board
Marker
5.Hand outs

Classify
Define
Recognize
Understand
Familiarize
Explain
Demonstrate

VII. Typewriting Identification

- Important dates
- Definition of Terms
- Typeface Defects
- Basis of typewriting
Identification
- Types of Defects
- Typewriting Standards
- Practical Considerations
- How to obtain exemplars of
type writing
- Nine points that maybe
included in Questioned
Document Examination
VIII. Alteration
- Definition
- Kinds of Alteration
- Decipherment
- Ink Eradicator
- Secret Ink
- Ball point pen
- Fountain pen

Forensic Documents
Investigation (Castillo &
Magbanua) p. 239-267 & p.
4-7

The Questioned Document

Examination and Practices
(Mendoza, Jr.) p.126-127 &
p. 144-145

1. Lecture/
Discussion
2. Research Work
3. Illustration

1. Quiz
2. Recitation
3. Periodical
Examination
4. Assignments

1. Actual
Demonstration
2. Media
Presentation
3. Movie
Clippings
4.White Board
Marker
5.Hand outs

3 weeks
Forged or Genuine (Sorra)
p.43-47 & p.49-51

9 hours
Lecture
6 hours
Lab

Identify
Understand
Demonstrate
Describe
Illustrate
Familiarize
Determine

IX. Techniques, Equipments and

Apparatus in Questioned
Document Examination
Techniques:
- Microscopic Examination
- Transmitted Light Examination
- Oblique Light Examination
- Ultra-violet Examination
- Preparation of Court Exhibits
- Electrostatic Detection
Apparatus
- Video Spectral Comparator
(VSC)
Equipments and Apparatus:
- Stereoscopic Microscope
- Video Spectral Comparator
- Electrostatic Detection
Apparatus (ESDA)
- Micro-Fitch Machine
- Shadowgraph
- Camera
- Indirect Lighting Equipment
- Ultra-violet lamp machine
- Paper thickness gauge
- Hand lens
- Typewriting measuring plate
- Type angle measurement
- Comparison microscope

1. Lecture/
Discussion
2. Research Work
3. Illustration

The Questioned Document

Examination and Practices
(Mendoza, Jr.) p.37-43 & p.
60-88

1. Quiz
2. Recitation
3. Periodical
Examination
4. Assignments

1. Actual
Demonstration
2. Media
Presentation
3. Movie
Clippings
4.White Board
Marker
5.Hand outs

Forged or Genuine (Sorra)

p.60-63
3 weeks

9 hours
Lecture
6 hours
Lab

Identify
Understand
Demonstrate
Describe
Illustrate
Familiarize
Determine

Identify
Understand
Demonstrate
Describe
Illustrate
Familiarize
Determine

X. Other Areas of Questioned

Document Examination
- Printed Matters
- Adhesive Stamp
- Adding Machine
- Check Writer
- Hand Stamps
- Check Fraud
- Identity Theft
- Credit Card Fraud
- Computer Crime: Computer as
the Instrumentality of the Crime

XI. Forensic Document Examiner

in Court and Contents of
Examination report
- Qualification of an Expert
- Experts Demonstration
- Qualifying the Document
Witness
- Rules before the trial
- Rules on the Day of Trial
- Rules on the Stand
- Rules after Testifying
- Disqualification of Questioned
Document Expert Witness
- Trial Guide for Expert Witness

Prepared by:
Jan Dominic Nava RCrim., CSP
Criminology Instructor

The Questioned Document

Examination and Practices
(Mendoza, Jr.) p. 131-145

1. Lecture/
Discussion
2. Research Work
3. Illustration

1. Quiz
2. Recitation
3. Periodical
Examination
4. Assignments

Forged or Genuine (Sorra) p.

65-72

Forensic Documents
Investigation (Castillo &
Magbanua) p. 224-238
The Questioned Document
Examination and Practices
(Mendoza, Jr.)p. 146-356
Forged or Genuine (Sorra)
p. 74

1. Lecture/
Discussion
2. Research Work
3. Illustration

1. Quiz
2. Recitation
3. Periodical
Examination
4. Assignments

1. Actual
Demonstration
2. Media
Presentation
3. Movie
Clippings
4.White Board
Marker
5.Hand outs

1. Actual
Demonstration
2. Media
Presentation
3. Movie
Clippings
4.White Board
Marker
5.Hand outs

2 weeks

2 weeks

6 hours
Lecture
4 hours
Lab

6 hours
Lecture
4 hours
Lab