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 Proficiency Testing and Procedure Validation for FDEs
Award Information
Awardee
              Drexel University
Award #
              2002-LT-BX-K008
Funding Category
              Competitive
Location
                    Philadelphia, PA
Awardee County
              PHILADELPHIA
Congressional District
              3
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2002
Total funding (to date)
              $296,226
Original Solicitation
              Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Grant - FY2002
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2002, $296,226)
PROJECT SUMMARY FOR 2002-LT-BX-K008
This project focuses on two key areas in the practice of forensic document examiners(FDES)that can be strengthened through validation and proof of proficiency.  These are:(l) the use of a (9- or 7-or 5-point)graded conclusion scale to render opinions about handwritten questioned docuemnts; and (2) the efect of peer-review and and consulation on the quality of opinions expressed by FDEs.  The awardees will administer larg-scale tests to FDES and to laypersons under tightly controlled conditions that will seve to close the knowlede gaps in these two areas.  The expected results are: (1) determination of the number and distribution of categories("points") that should be used in order to present meaningful opinions in the area of handwriting  comparison; this study will either validate the existing 9- point ASTM standard E1658 or lead to a new standard; and (2) determination of whether (and to what extent)consultation and "second opinion" have a beneficial and statistically significant effect on the quality and reliability of conclusions developed by FDEs in handwriting tasks; this effort will affect standard FDE operating procedures, which are inconsistent at present with respect to consultation and peer-review.

  
Date Created: September 29, 2002
    
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