Forensic Speaker Recognition: Law Enforcement and Counter-Terrorism [Paperback]

Forensic Speaker Recognition: Law Enforcement and Counter-Terrorism is an anthology of the research findings of 35 speaker recognition experts from around the world. The volume provides a multidimensional view of the complex science involved in determining whether a suspects voice truly matches forensic speech samples, collected by law enforcement and counter-terrorism agencies, that are associated with the commission of a terrorist act or other crimes. While addressing such topics as the challenges of forensic case work, handling speech signal degradation, analyzing features of speaker recognition to optimize voice verification system performance, and designing voice applications that meet the practical needs of law enforcement and counter-terrorism agencies, this material all sounds a common theme: how the rigors of forensic utility are demanding new levels of excellence in all aspects of speaker recognition. The contributors are among the most eminent scientists in speech engineering and signal processing; and their work represents such diverse countries as Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, France, Japan, India and the United States.

Forensic Speaker Recognition is a useful book for forensic speech scientists, speech signal processing experts, speech system developers, criminal prosecutors and counter-terrorism intelligence officers and agents.

This anthology of the research findings of dozens of speaker recognition experts from around the world provides a multidimensional view of the complex science involved in determining whether a suspects voice truly matches forensic speech samples.

I. FORENSIC CASE WORK.- 1. Historical and Procedural Overview of Forensic Speaker Recognition? As a Science.- 2. Automatic Speaker Recognition for Forensic Case Assessment and Interpretation.- 3. Aural/Acoustic Versus Automatic Methods in Forensic Phonetic Case Work.- 4. Speaker Profiling:The Study of Al3;