NCJ Number
10564
Journal
International Criminal Police Review Issue: 264 Dated: (JANUARY 1973) Pages: 9-18
Date Published
1973
Length
10 pages
Annotation
BASIC APPLICATION METHOD FOR THE VOICEPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, A UNIQUE PROCESS WHICH UTILIZES SPECTROGRAPHIC IMPRESSIONS OF PEOPLE'S VOICES.
Abstract
DESCRIBED ARE THE TYPES OF VOICEPRINTS, THEIR NATURE, AND THE THEORY UNDERLYING THE UNIQUENESS OF INDIVIDUAL VOICES, INCLUDING A SHORT EXPLANATION OF THE PHYSICAL PROCESS OF SPEECH. AREAS OF PRACTICAL APPLICATION FOR VOICE IDENTIFICATION, SUCH AS HANDLING BOMB THREATS, FALSE FIRE ALARMS, AND OTHER CRIMES INVOLVING THE USE OF THE TELEPHONE, AND ILLUSTRATIVE CASES ARE CITED.