Protocol for the collection of databases of recordings for forensic-voice-comparison research and practice

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-167

  Morrison, Geoffrey Stewart ^a   Rose, Philip ^b   Zhang, Cuiling ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHINA CRIMINAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Database; Forensic voice comparison; Protocol

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CONVERSATION; DATA BASE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FORENSIC VOICE COMPARISON RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLICE; SOCIAL WORKER; SPEECH; TELEPHONE; VOICE;

EID: 84872082437     PISSN: 00450618     EISSN: 1834562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2011.630412     Document Type: Article

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