The general (repeat) registration requirements are given in the next paragraphs in italics with a reference to Article 12 paragraph 2 in the Register of Court Experts in Criminal Cases Decree (Besluit register deskundige in strafzaken).
An expert will only be registered as an expert in criminal cases upon submission of the application if, in the opinion of the Board, the expert:
has sufficient knowledge and experience in the field of expertise to which the application relates;
has sufficient knowledge of and experience in the field of law concerned, and is sufficiently familiar with the position and the role of the expert in this field;
is able to inform the commissioning party whether, and if so, to what extent the commissioning party’s question at issue is sufficiently clear and capable of investigation in order to be able to answer it on the basis of their specific expertise;
is able, on the basis of the question at issue, to prepare and carry out an investigation plan in accordance with the applicable standards;
is able to collect, document, interpret and assess investigative materials and data in a forensic context in accordance with the applicable standards;
is able to apply the current investigative methods in a forensic context in accordance with the applicable standards
is able to give a verifiable and well-reasoned case report on the assignment and any other relevant aspects of their expertise in terms which are comprehensible to the commissioning party, both orally and in writing;
is able to complete an assignment within the stipulated or agreed period.
is able to carry out the activities as an expert independently, impartially, conscientiously, competently, and in a trustworthy manner.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
(...) has sufficient knowledge and experience in the field of expertise to which the application relates.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
Basic requirements:
– work at the level of someone who has completed a Bachelor’s degree at a university of applied science;
– have recent experience in examining cases at the time of submitting his application for registration;
– have adequate knowledge of standard works in the field, and keep abreast of academic literature including the most recent developments (see suggested literature in Annex A);
– have adequate knowledge of the motor control of handwriting and the motor skills that lead to the writing trace on paper;
– have adequate knowledge of document examination;
– have adequate knowledge of image processing techniques;
– be informed about methods of digital handwriting comparison and keeps abreast of the developments in this field;
– have adequate knowledge of the concepts of criminalistics, such as descriptive and inferential statistics (see suggested literature in annex A).
Specific requirements:
– have drawn up at least 50 reports not older than 5 years which have been subjected to collegial review.
In case the applicant is also acting as a supervisor, at least two reports on the List of Case Information should be independently prepared reports;
– have spent an average of 32 hours a year over the past 5 years on forensically relevant professional development (e.g. publications, attending conferences, running or attending courses);
– have participated at least twice in proficiency tests in the past 5 years and can submit the results of these tests.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
Basic requirements:
– work at the level of someone who has completed a Bachelor’s degree at a university of applied science;
– have recent experience in examining cases at the time of submitting his application for registration;
– have adequate knowledge of standard works in the field, and keep abreast of academic literature including the most recent developments (see suggested literature in Annex A);
– have adequate knowledge of the motor control of handwriting and the motor skills that lead to the writing trace on paper;
– have adequate knowledge of document examination;
– have adequate knowledge of image processing techniques;
– be informed about methods of digital handwriting comparison and keeps abreast of the developments in this field;
– have adequate knowledge of the concepts of criminalistics, such as descriptive and inferential statistics (see suggested literature in Annex A).
Specific requirements:
– have drawn up at least 20 reports not older than 2 years which have been subjected to collegial review and/or under supervision and of which at least one report has been drawn up under supervision;
– having spent an average of 32 hours a year over the past 2 years on forensically relevant professional development (e.g. publications, attending conferences, running or attending courses);
– have participated at least once in proficiency tests in the past 2 years and can submit the results of these tests.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
Basic requirements:
– work at the level of someone who has completed a Bachelor’s degree at a university of applied science;
– have recent experience in examining cases at the time of submitting his application for registration;
– have adequate knowledge of standard works in the field, and keep abreast of academic literature including the most recent developments (see suggested literature in Annex A);
– have adequate knowledge of the motor control of handwriting and the motor skills that lead to the writing trace on paper;
– have adequate knowledge of document examination;
– have adequate knowledge of image processing techniques;
– be informed about methods of digital handwriting comparison and keeps abreast of the developments in this field;
– have adequate knowledge of the concepts of criminalistics, such as descriptive and inferential statistics (see suggested literature in Annex A).
Specific requirements:
– have drawn up at least 50 reports not older than 5 years which have been subjected to collegial review;
– an average of 32 hours a year over the past 5 years on forensically relevant professional development (e.g. publications, attending conferences, running or attending courses);
– have participated at least twice in proficiency tests in the past 5 years and can submit the results of these tests.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
Basic requirements:
– work at the level of someone who has completed a Bachelor’s degree at a university of applied science;
– have recent experience in examining cases at the time of submitting his application for registration;
– have adequate knowledge of standard works in the field, and keep abreast of academic literature including the most recent developments (see suggested literature in Annex A);
– have adequate knowledge of the motor control of handwriting and the motor skills that lead to the writing trace on paper;
– have adequate knowledge of document examination;
– have adequate knowledge of image processing techniques;
– be informed about methods of digital handwriting comparison and keeps abreast of the developments in this field;
– have adequate knowledge of the concepts of criminalistics, such as descriptive and inferential statistics (see suggested literature in annex A).
Specific requirements:
– have drawn up at least 10 reports per year during the registration period which have been subjected to collegial review;
– an average of 32 hours per year during the registration period on professional development (e.g. publications, attending conferences, running or attending courses);
– have participated at least once in proficiency tests in the past 2 years and can submit the results of these tests.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
(...) has sufficient knowledge of and experience in the field of law concerned, and is sufficiently familiar with the position and the role of the expert in this field.
In general an applicant should have adequate knowledge of Dutch criminal law:
context of criminal law:
Trias Politica, distinction between civil law, administrative law and criminal law.
criminal law procedure:
pre-trial investigation;
coercive measures;
stages of the proceedings;
actors in the criminal justice system (tasks/powers/responsibilities);
regulations concerning experts laid down in the Dutch Code of Criminal Procedure (position and powers of commissioning party, legal position of expert, position and powers of lawyer, forms of counter-analysis, register of experts in the context of criminal law);
legal decision-making framework of the court in criminal cases (decision-making schedule laid down in Section 350 of the Dutch Criminal Code of Procedure), also with a view to the relevance of the commission to the expert and to the question at issue;
course of the criminal trial;
position of the expert in the court procedure.
substantive criminal law:
sanctions and grounds for exemption from criminal liability (very basic).
knowledge of the legal context of safeguarding the quality of the expert and the analysis/investigation:
position and role of the co-operating organisations in the criminal justice system in safeguarding the quality of the reports;
professional codes and relevant regulations in relation to the NRGD Code of Conduct.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
(...) is able to inform the commissioning party whether, and if so, to what extent the commissioning party’s question at issue is sufficiently clear and capable of investigation in order to be able to answer it on the basis of their specific expertise.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
(...) is able, on the basis of the question at issue, to prepare and carry out an investigation plan in accordance with the applicable standards.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
(...) is able to collect, document, interpret and assess investigative materials and data in a forensic context in accordance with the applicable standards.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
(...) is able to apply the current investigative methods in a forensic context in accordance with the applicable standards.
Where necessary, a handwriting examiner uses relevant examination instruments such as a stereomicroscope or ESDA5ElectroStatic Detection Apparatus..
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
(...) is able to give a verifiable and well-reasoned case report on the assignment and any other relevant aspects of their expertise in terms which are comprehensible to the commissioning party, both orally and in writing.
Apart from the required administrative data (name of commissioning party, date of commission, date of report, reference commissioning party, own reference, number and type of appendices etc.) a forensic handwriting examination report contains the following sections:
description of the materials received, with information on the date and manner of submission, whether originals were received or copies. Any other conditions of the materials that might be relevant for the examination are mentioned as well (for example any non-reported damage to the documents or whether any of the documents appear to have been treated with chemicals for fingerprint examination);
specification of questioned and reference material;
any relevant background information which could influence the interpretation of the examination results;
question(s) asked by the commissioning party and, if necessary, all that has been discussed between the commissioning party and the examiner in conformity with Article 12(2)(c);
the hypotheses applied by the handwriting examiner;
the examination method(s) used;
evaluation of the questioned material;
evaluation of the reference material;
results of the examination;
interpretation of examination results;
conclusions (with scale used and the explanation thereof).
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
(...) is able to complete an assignment within the stipulated or agreed period.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
(...) is able to carry out the activities as an expert independently, impartially, conscientiously, competently, and in a trustworthy manner.
An applicant should:
comply with the NRGD Code of Conduct determined by the Board of Court Experts and published on the website of the NRGD.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
The Board may decide not to apply or deviate from a registration requirement if application of such requirement would produce very unreasonable results. The hardship clause may only offer a solution in certain exceptional situations. It is up to the applicant himself to submit facts and circumstances showing that a certain registration requirement is unreasonable in his specific case.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
De datum van inwerkingtreding ligt voor de datum van uitgifte.
Artikel III
Registration requirements for Handwriting Examination
Onderdeel van Standards Handwriting Examination (002.0)· Procesrecht
Deze tekst geldt sinds 12 december 2016