If Seals Were Ugly,Nobody Would Give a Damn: Propaganda,Nationalism, and Political Marketing in the Canadian Seal Hunt

The provocative debate over the Canadian seal hunt features emotional imagery, selective use of facts, a media relations battle, and political lobbying. This paper explores different forms of propaganda employed in the sealing controversy by animal rights groups and by the governments of Canada and of Newfoundland. It argues that Newfoundland nationalism is a central variable. This perspective can help gauge the effects of propaganda and explain the government's defense of a controversial policy. It concludes that propaganda, nationalism, and political marketing are independent categories that bear strong similarities.     

高科技手段伪造印文的检验

根据检案中积累的经验和实验研究结果从伪造印文形成方法、伪造印文特点、伪造印文检验要点等几个方面，探讨了利用激光雕刻、彩色扫描打印、彩色复印等高科技手段伪造印文的检验方法。     

The use of filtered light for the evaluation of writing inks analyzed using thin layer chromatography

Thin layer chromatography (TLC) is a scientific methodology that can be used to compare and characterize ink formulations. Occasionally, when evaluating chromatographic profiles on a TLC plate with ambient light, different ink formulations, or the same inks from different batches, may appear indistinguishable. The use of filtered light can be very effective to illuminate characteristics that are not readily apparent with ambient light. There are a diverse number of components commonly found in writing inks, and it may be that some of them respond to particular wavelengths of energy that are not visible to the unaided eye (i.e., colorless). There has been very little information published that addresses the use of filtered light for evaluating TLC plates. Twenty-nine ballpoint writing ink samples were selected for TLC analysis. Further evaluation using an alternate light source, coupled with the appropriate filter, proved to be an effective means for definitive discrimination in some cases.     

同源激光雕刻橡塑印章印文的鉴别方法

目的找出同源激光雕刻橡塑印章印文之间的特征差异,建立检验鉴定此类印章印文的鉴别方法。方法制作14枚同源激光雕刻橡塑印章,借助文件仪、显微数字分析仪等仪器观察分析其盖印的印文样本。结果找出了各种细节特征差异。结论同源性激光雕刻橡塑印章因其规格性特征符合很好,检验鉴定要以细节特征比对为主。     

中性墨水笔墨迹中甘油成分的气相色谱分析及历时性变化初探

目的对中性墨水笔墨迹中甘油成分和随时间变化规律进行研究。方法利用气相色谱法分析了含有甘油溶剂成分的中性墨水笔字迹墨迹,并对甘油成分含量相差较大的字迹样本的变化规律进行了研究。结果得到了3种字迹墨迹中甘油成分随字迹形成时间变化的关系曲线。结论曲线变化规律表明,书写时间6个月的中性墨水笔墨迹中甘油成分的含量变化出现拐点,6个月以后甘油成分的含量基本趋于不变。     

LC—MS／MS法测定蓝色圆珠笔油墨中的碱性染料

目的建立蓝色圆珠笔油墨中碱性染料的LC—MS／MS方法,为蓝色圆珠笔油墨的种类鉴别提供方法。方法用二级质谱寻找并确定结晶紫、甲基紫、维多利亚蓝B、碱性紫14、碱性蓝7和罗丹明B等碱性染料的特征性母离子／子离子对。收集50种蓝色圆珠笔．划线后对其笔道用0．5mm直径打孔器取样,乙腈超声提取。液相分离采用WatersXBridgeC18柱。流动相为0．1％甲酸缓冲液（A）-乙腈（B）,梯度程序洗脱。结果4个点的取样量足以满足检测需要,采用相对峰面积的定量方法．结果重现性好．RSD％≤2．3％。应用该方法对50种蓝色圆珠笔油墨中的碱性染料进行检测,区分率为94．4％。结论所建LC—MS／MS方法定性准确,定量可靠,为蓝色圆珠笔油墨的种类鉴别提供了方法。     

Considerations on the ASTM Standards 1789‐04 and 1422‐05 on the Forensic Examination of Ink

Abstract: The ASTM standards on Writing Ink Identification (ASTM 1789‐04) and on Writing Ink Comparison (ASTM 1422‐05) are the most up‐to‐date guidelines that have been published on the forensic analysis of ink. The aim of these documents is to cover most aspects of the forensic analysis of ink evidence, from the analysis of ink samples, the comparison of the analytical profile of these samples (with the aim to differentiate them or not), through to the interpretation of the result of the examination of these samples in a forensic context. Significant evolutions in the technology available to forensic scientists, in the quality assurance requirements brought onto them, and in the understanding of frameworks to interpret forensic evidence have been made in recent years. This article reviews the two standards in the light of these evolutions and proposes some practical improvements in terms of the standardization of the analyses, the comparison of ink samples, and the interpretation of ink examination. Some of these suggestions have already been included in a DHS funded project aimed at creating a digital ink library for the United States Secret Service.     

印章犯罪研究

由于具有证明个人和单位的同一性的重要功能,印章在现代社会生活中起到极其关键的作用.伪造、变造、买卖、盗窃、抢夺印章等行为,导致印章的真实性受到损害,从而损害了公众对于印章的真实性的信赖.我国刑法中规定了伪造、变造印章类犯罪和买卖、盗窃、抢夺、毁灭印章类犯罪.详细研究这两个类犯罪的构成要件和认定中存在的问题,能够为刑事司法实践中的准确定罪和适当量刑提供指导.结合司法实践分析,我国刑法关于印章犯罪的规定存在一些问题,解决这些问题,对于完善我国刑法具有非常重要的作用.     

Could Defects on a Rubber Stamp be Reproduced on a Duplicated Rubber Stamp?

The examination of stamp impressions has been an integral part of questioned document examination since its inception. Matching in design details and unique defects has proven to be essential factors for rubber stamps and stamp impression examination. In this study, several duplicate stamps were made from various rubber stamp manufacturers in Hong Kong, from the same original stamp impression(s). The objective was to examine the stamp impressions prepared from these duplicated stamp products and compared with each other and to determine whether they could be distinguished from the source stamp impression(s); by comparison of the size and defects deliberated introduced onto the latter. Further consideration of this study was an attempt to create a perfect duplicate stamp from an original stamp impression. The results of the analysis showed that the quality of source stamp impression(s) and scanner device of the stamp manufacturing process, and the knowledge of the stamp manufacturer were critical to the quality and outcome of the duplicated stamp products. It is concluded that although a perfect duplicate stamp could only be made under several essential control conditions, it was still possible to create a duplicate stamp that replicated the features of the original when a high-quality source stamp impression was available.