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A Comparative Study of Tamil Handwriting to Determine the Sex of an Individual by Analyzing the Class Characteristics

Author(s) Santhya M
Country India
Abstract Handwriting analysis is a subset of forensic science that deals with questioned documents. The main objective of handwriting analysis is to analyze, compare and evaluate handwriting characteristics to determine the sex of an individual. The class characteristics that were analyzed in this study are alignment, spacing, slant, line quality, pen pressure, movement, size, and speed of an individual’s handwriting, the primary goal of this study is to determine the sex of an individual through handwriting analysis; thus, the total number of samples 200 in which 100 male and 100 female transitive Tamil handwriting samples were collected in the age group ranges from 20 to 40 on hp A4 sheet without any indentation marks on papers. All individuals are strictly asked to write with Rorito bright max ball pen. With the help of a Scale, Pencil, three folding magnifiers 10x (Micrometer), and a Pro illuminated magnifier 4x the sample was analyzed, and interpreted the class characteristics between males and females. The alignment, spacing, line quality, and speed of males show a significant difference from in females and entered the data in the form coding system. The area of this study is some part of Puducherry. It would be helpful for the document examiner to proceed and take initiative in cases related to the determination of sex in male and female in forensic questioned document examination. By concluding this study, the sex can be identified by analyzing the Tamil handwriting.
Keywords Class characteristics Tamil writings Analysis Micrometre Questioned document.
Published In Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On 2023-08-14
Cite This A Comparative Study of Tamil Handwriting to Determine the Sex of an Individual by Analyzing the Class Characteristics - Santhya M - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5350
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5350
Short DOI https://doi.org/gsmnpr

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