Elisabeth Briggs
Hannah Pocock
About Us
Elisabeth Briggs
Forensic Document Examiner and Handwriting Expert
MNatSc (Chem) MSc MCSFS MAE
An expert witness with nearly 20 years' experience, Lis has worked at both Police and private laboratories undertaking criminal, civil and corporate work.
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Hannah Pocock
Forensic Document Examiner and Handwriting Expert
BSc (Hons) MSc MCSFS
An expert witness with more than 10 years' experience, Hannah has worked at private laboratories undertaking criminal, civil and corporate work.
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EQUIPMENT
The principal QDE office is equipped with standard equipment used in the forensic examination of documents. This includes:
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Hand magnifiers
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Stereo microscope including digital camera attachment
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Projectina Inspec 8s - for the examination of documents using infrared, ultraviolet and other specialised light sources. Images are captured electronically and can be included in reports
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Projectina Docustat - electrostatic detection apparatus for the examination of documents for the presence of indented impressions
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Typewriter measuring grids and DCS Typometer
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Paper micrometer
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Lightbox to allow examination of documents using transmitted light
Computer software includes Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, together with standard office software.
Examinations are always best performed in the laboratory environment. However in the event of an examination off-site, portable equipment includes a flatbed scanner, a USB microscope, illuminated Regula magnifier and a Forensic Magnifier with integrated camera and specialised light sources.
