AUTHENTIC SIGNATURES EXECUTED WITH INTENTIONAL ALTERATION: MECHANISM OF FORMATION, FEATURES OF THE RESEARCH
Journal: FORENSIC EXAMINATION
№ 2
, 2026
Authors:
1.
Volgograd Academy of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
(kafedra osnov ekspertno-kriminalisticheskoy deyatel'nosti, professor)
employee from 01.01.2024 until now
employee from 01.01.2024 until now
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 82
to 93
Status:
Published
Received:
14.05.2026
Accepted:
15.05.2026
Published:
29.06.2026
Subject area:
UDC 343.982.4
UDC 343.982.43
UDC 343.982.43
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
genuine signature made with intentional alteration; controlled and uncontrolled auto-forgery; methods of intentionally altering one's own signature; features of the methodology for examining a genuine signature made with intentional alteration
Abstract:
This article examines the study of one of the most challenging types of authentic signatures to identify—one made by a person in their own name with deliberate alteration of their signature. It clarifies the definition of this type of signature, examines and illustrates the most typical methods for constructing an altered signature model based on experimental studies, highlights the dependence of the chosen distortion tactic on a number of objective and subjective factors, and identifies groups of features reflected in intentionally altered signatures. In presenting the features of the methodology for handwriting analysis of one's own signatures made with intentional changes, the need to adhere to a certain sequence of actions of the expert is emphasized, the requirements imposed on comparative materials are described, attention is focused on the issues of assessing the identified matching and different features, which is especially important for differentiating between genuine signatures made with intentional changes and inauthentic ones made with imitation.
This article examines the study of one of the most challenging types of authentic signatures to identify—one made by a person in their own name with deliberate alteration of their signature. It clarifies the definition of this type of signature, examines and illustrates the most typical methods for constructing an altered signature model based on experimental studies, highlights the dependence of the chosen distortion tactic on a number of objective and subjective factors, and identifies groups of features reflected in intentionally altered signatures. In presenting the features of the methodology for handwriting analysis of one's own signatures made with intentional changes, the need to adhere to a certain sequence of actions of the expert is emphasized, the requirements imposed on comparative materials are described, attention is focused on the issues of assessing the identified matching and different features, which is especially important for differentiating between genuine signatures made with intentional changes and inauthentic ones made with imitation.
Keywords:
genuine signature made with intentional alteration; controlled and uncontrolled auto-forgery; methods of intentionally altering one's own signature; features of the methodology for examining a genuine signature made with intentional alteration
genuine signature made with intentional alteration; controlled and uncontrolled auto-forgery; methods of intentionally altering one's own signature; features of the methodology for examining a genuine signature made with intentional alteration
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