Abstract :
Nowadays, documentary fraud, has turned into an ongoing problem which has increased and diversified as a crime which seizes the rights of people and organizations. The science of examination of forensic documents or in other words graphology, has evolved into a field of science which serves justice and which has emerged in order to solve said problem which has been increasing day by day along with technological and economic developments. The forensic document examination (Graphology) service which is known as a branch of criminology is carried out in our country by forensic document examination experts working in the Security, Crime Unit, Forensics, Gendarmerie criminal department, and lately by academicians related to the field of Fine Arts. In the case of an objection against the examination reports in applications concerning the judicial process, the above mentioned order is followed generally for a follow up examination, during the final examination the opinions and decisions of the academicians related to the field of Fine Arts are taken and the decision of the court is obtained in accordance with the report given. The reason of preferring academicians from the “Graphics” field of Fine Arts is that it is believed and anticipated that the opinions and decisions regarding the determination and finding of an original, forged signature or writing and determination of proof which could have been overlooked could be stronger and more precise due to the knowledge and know-how of such academicians. However an important problem is faced during the selection of such academicians related with Fine Arts, as academicians who are not included in this field could be employed to give this service and such people could be affecting a decision which is very delicate in carrying out justice. It should not be overlooked that the decision reports that academic experts could affect the reports of prior related experts and organizations. In this study the importance of paying attention to the specialty fields of academicians during the selection of academicians which should be directly related to Fine Arts, for such academicians to be able to work in coordination with criminal laboratories, to be able to exchange scientific and technological information, has been emphasized. In conclusion in order to educate and raise academicians in Fine arts which are being employed to examine forensic documents, the necessity to include the course of graphology in the graduate or postgraduate degrees, either as a sub branch or as an elective course in the syllabus, has emerged.
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Graphology , examination of forensic documents , fine arts , graphic , academician
