Going Beyond the Lewinson-Zubin Assessment Scales: Refinement of Handwriting Analysis through Combination Techniques
Jonathan Leet · 2010
Currently the Central Intelligence Agency uses the Lewinson-Zubin Assessment Scales to enhance the recruitment of covert personnel through handwriting analysis. Although many experts support the use of this particular method of analysis, a more effective manner in which personality assessments are performed may exist. Through the implementation and combination of additional methods with L-Z Analysis, more reliable results may be possible. Additionally, the process of gaining personality traits from handwriting data goes beyond the simple analytical phase. The methods used to collect, classify, extract features, and yield information from handwriting samples will have an impact on the significance of the measurements being obtained. It is also possible to gain more accurate results by creating a distinction between signatures and written text. By properly processing both types of data, from each subject, more information may ultimately be obtained. A robust handwriting assessment system must be a consolidation of all stages and methodologies used, in the end-to-end process, during the creation of a personality profile through automation.