Correlation of handwriting characteristics with different professions and occupation: A Review Study

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Handwriting is a psyco-motor activity. It can used in criminal activities related to

text on documents other than the normal legal means of communication. It acts as physical evidence that connects, links and associates the accused person to acts of misconduct in civil,criminal or regulatory cases under investigation. This review paper aimed to examine the correlation between handwriting characteristics with different professions and occupational traits. It may be beneficial for gaining information related to an individual’s handwriting characteristics which lies with the profession. This review study deals with the aspects of correlating handwriting features with professional traits to identify the authorship of writing in the case of anonymous letters. Along with this, it may help evaluate an individual’s personality. The various individual handwriting characteristics like slant, alignment, pen pressure, pen stops, speed, hooks of letters, i-dots, t-bars, etc help in giving a unique identification to the individual with the passage of time and experience. Handwriting often reveals more about a person than a thousand well-chosen words. Many researchers have shown that intelligence is not only related to success in school or college rather it has a profound

effect on many aspects of individual lifestyle. There is an attempt made to identify and relate handwriting characteristics of an individual with different professional and occupational he/she is carrying in his/her life.

KEYWORDS: Handwriting analysis, Different aspects, Personality identification, Occupational

traits, Questioned Documents