NCJ Number
19211
Date Published
1975
Length
256 pages
Annotation
CASE STUDIES OF SENSATIONAL AND EXCITING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS IN WHICH VOICEPRINTS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE EITHER IN IDENTIFYING SUSPECTS OR IN OBTAINING CONVICTIONS.
Abstract
THE HISTORY OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF VOICEPRINTS AS EVIDENCE IN THIRTEEN STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. IS OUTLINED. VOICEPRINTING IS FULL OF DRAMATIC COURTROOM SCENESCASES OF MURDER, EXTORTION, AND OTHER UNSAVORY CRIMES IN WHICH THE NEW SCIENCE IS A DECISIVE FACTOR IN VICDICATING THE INNOCENT AS WELL AS CONVICTING THE GUILTY. THESE STORIES ARE MORE REALISTIC-AND MORE EXCITING-THAN ANYTHING ON TV. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)