Forgery of signatures by means of a mechanicaldigital device. Assumptions of the Rękopis (Manuscript) Project
Łukasz Kocielnik · Issues of Forensic Science · 2022
The issue of forgery using mechanical-digital devices is increasingly appearing in forensic studies. Research conducted by experts on the subject has so far not allowed categorical conclusions on the genesis of a given writing sample. In Poland and around the world, no method has been developed to identify signatures made using various types of mechanical-digital devices. To address concerns and questions, the Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police together with the consortium partners, i.e. The Polish Society of Forensic Science and JAS technologies Ltd. started a research project in 2021 entitled Intelligent System for Identification of Forgery of Biometric Handwriting Features, operating under the code name Manuscript. The project is in the implementation phase, so this article contains the main ideas of the project. However, the publication began with an introduction to the issue of signature forgery, focusing on a description of its various types. At the same time, the possibilities for the use of mechanical-digital devices reproducing signatures in the United States are introduced, and previous attempts to study mechanically produced manuscripts are described.