Where the science ends and the law begins: Likelihood ratio-based forensic voice comparison in a $150 million telephone fraud

International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 277-324

  Rose, Phil ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

F pattern; Forensic voice comparison; Fundamental frequency; Likelihood ratio; Telephone fraud

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890635011     PISSN: 17488885     EISSN: 17488893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/ijsll.v20i2.277     Document Type: Article

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