Investigations in the Workplace, 2nd Edition

D. Forensic Document Examination

To the layperson, a document is simply a piece of paper, but to the fact-finder it is something much more. Because commerce is driven by the exchange of information, most business activities involve the creation and use of documents. Consider your organization for just a moment. Identify a single legitimate process that does not involve paperwork or documentation of some form. It is nearly impossible to think of one. Paper abounds in our “paperless” world. Commerce of all sorts depends on it. This reality makes document examination a component of almost every workplace investigation. By their very nature, documents are created to convey information. While documents can be created to convey accurate information, ...