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Qualifications of ROBERT BEY
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Robert's qualifications are highlighted by a combination of BOTH a
formal, forensic science education as well the completion of a highly
specialized, multi-year apprenticeship training program in Forensic
Document Examination.
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Professional Affiliations
American Society of
Questioned Document
Examiners
(ASQDE)
American Academy of
Forensic Sciences
(AAFS)
Northeastern Association of
Forensic Scientists
(NEAFS)
American Society for Testing
and Materials
(ASTM)
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Educated and Trained AS A SCIENTIST
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Robert F. Bey
Forensic Document Examiner
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FORENSIC SCIENCE EDUCATION & DEGREE
- Graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forensic Science from John Jay College of
Criminal Justice in NYC, NY.
- Completed graduate level course-work in forensic document examination from Oklahoma State University
(OSU): These full semester length, graduate courses are specially designed for the apprenticeship training of
forensic document examiners and was established in cooperation with the American Board of Forensic
Document Examiners.
FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINATION TRAINING
Completed a formal 2.5 year apprenticeship training program in Forensic Document Examination as prescribed by
the ASTM Standard Guide for Minimum Training of Forensic Document Examiners (ASTM E2388-05) which
includes (but not limited to):
- Forensic Examination of Handwriting
- Forensic Examination of Signatures
- Printing Processes
- Writing Instruments & Inks
- Mechanical Impressions
- Paper
- Facsimiles
- Typewriters
- Photocopiers
- Computer Printers
- Charred and Soaked Documents
- Expert Witness & Legal Proceedings
- Photography and Digital Imaging
- Alterations, Obliterations, and Erasures
Trainers, teachers, and educators included (former and current) personnel of the:
- Nassau County, NY Police Department - Scientific Investigations Bureau
- New York City Police Department (NYPD) - Forensic Investigations Division
- United States Secret Service (USSS)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)
- United States Department of Homeland Security
Over 400 hours of experience in the Questioned Documents Section of the Nassau County, NY Police Department -
Scientific Investigations Bureau. Studied, learned, and researched about all facets of document examination,
Completed training from:
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- American Board of Forensic Document Examiners
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS __ _________
- "A Close Look at the Significance of Margin Drift; What Does it Really Tell Us?"
Published in the Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners Vol. 2, No. 2, Dec 1999
(Download Abstract)
- Statistics and Forensic Document Examination
Published in the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners Newsletter, Fall 1997.
- Using Adobe Photoshop to Decipher Overwritten Writings Present on an ESDA Image
Published in the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners Newsletter, Spring 1997.
- Limited Writing Area and its Effect on Signatures – A Preliminary Study
Presented at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 1998 meeting
- Differentiation of Colored Pencils Using the Video Spectral Comparator(VSC)
Presented at the Northeast Association of Forensic Scientists 2004 meeting
- Classification and Computer Databasing of Bank Robbery Notes
Presented at the Northeast Association of Forensic Scientists 1996 meeting.
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"Robert's original
technique for using
Adobe Photoshop for
enhancing images
obtained from an
electrostatic detection
device for the
decipherment of
indented writing" was
recommended by the
author in "Forensic
Document Examination
on the Computer - A
Guide for Document
Examiners, by Gary
Herbertson.
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Developed a computer
database system for a
police department's
collection of bank
robbery notes.
Collections of used
robbery notes can
consist of hundreds,
even thousands of
individual notes. Now
when a new robbery
note is received for
analysis, the entire
database of previously
used notes can be
search in seconds.
The system is currently
in use in both the NYPD
and Nassau County
Police Departments.
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