摘要
We are delighted to have been invited to be vip editors for this special issue on forensic document examination,a forensic science discipline that has had a long history of use in both criminal and civil investigations.The work of the forensic document examiner(FDE)can encompass handwriting(including signature)comparisons,and examinations and evaluations of physical components of questioned documents such as paper,ink,toner,and impressions(of writing and stamps)to answer questions of authenticity or source.