Designation:E2288−09StandardGuideforPhysicalMatchofPaperCuts,Tears,andPerforationsinForensicDocumentExaminations1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2288;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesproceduresthatshouldbeusedbyforensicdocumentexaminers(GuideE444)forexaminationsandcomparisonstodeterminewhetherornottwoormorepaperfragmentswereatonetimejoinedtoformasinglepieceofpaper.1.2Theseproceduresareapplicablewhethertheexamina-tion(s)andcomparison(s)isofquestionedandknownitemsorofexclusivelyquestioneditems.1.3Theseproceduresincludeevaluationofthesufficiencyofthematerialavailableforexamination.1.4Theparticularmethodsemployedinagivencasewilldependuponthenaturesufficiencyofthematerialavailableforexamination.1.5Thisguidemaynotcoverallaspectsofunusualoruncommonexaminations.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatoryrequirementspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E444GuideforScopeofWorkofForensicDocumentExaminersE1732TerminologyRelatingtoForensicScienceE2195TerminologyRelatingtotheExaminationofQues-tionedDocuments3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsoftermsinthisguide,refertoTerminologyE1732andTerminologyE2195.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thisguideisintendedfor,butmaynotbelimitedto,physicalmatchexaminationsofpaperitems.Thephysicalmatchingorrealignmentofitemsofevidencemayoccurintwoorthreedimensions.4.2Theproceduresoutlinedherearegroundedinthegenerallyacceptedbodyofknowledgeandexperienceinthefieldofforensicdocumentexamination.Byfollowingtheseprocedures,aforensicdocumentexaminercanreliablyreachanopinionconcerningwhetherornottwoormorepaperf...
