Why is Document Examination Conducted?

• To determine;
• —Its origin; where did the document come from?
• —Its production source ;what person or machine produced it?
• —Its production process; how was it made?
• —Its inscription; what has faded or obliterated?
• —Its chastity; what changes, if any, have been made to it?
• —Its integrity; is it genuine or false?
• —Its legitimacy; is it an original or reproduction and if so, what generation?