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Validity, Reliability, Accuracy, and Bias in Forensic Signature Identification

Award Information

Award #
2010-DN-BX-K271
Funding Category
Competitive
Location
Awardee County
Franklin
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
Total funding (to date)
$466,710

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $466,710)

This research will address several critical issues that are currently facing forensic document examiners, such as expectancy and biasing effects, development of standardized training and proficiency testing, measures of reliability in signature identification, and method transparency.
ca/ncf

Date Created: September 16, 2010