Assessment of the Speech Material Usability for Forensic Speaker Identification by Voice and Sounding Speech
https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2025-1-23-37
Abstract
The article considers the relevant issues of forensic examination of sound recordings in terms of determining the speech material usability degree for speaker identification by voice and sounding speech. Factors affecting the degree of speech material usability are listed and analyzed. Special attention is paid to the comparability of the speech material on the original phonogram and on the sample phonogram. Methodological approaches to solving the issue of determining the degree of speech material usability are proposed. The rationale for drawing a conclusion based on the results of forensic speaker identification is provided.
About the Authors
T. N. Svirava
The North-Western Regional Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svirava Timur Nugzarovich – Head of the Department of Studies in Extremist Materials, Video and Audio Recordings
Saint Petersburg 191014
I. S. Siparov
The North-Western Regional Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation;
Saint Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation named after Chief Marshal of Aviation A.A. Novikov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Siparov Ivan Sergeevich – Senior State Forensic Expert of the Department of Studies in Extremist Materials, Video and Audio Recordings of the NorthWestern Regional Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation; Senior Professor, St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation named after Chief Marshal of Aviation A.A. Novikov
Saint Petersburg 191014, Saint Petersburg 196210
S. B. Shavykina
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science named after Professor A.R. Shlyakhov of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Shavykina Svetlana Borisovna – Chief State Forensic Expert of the Laboratory of Forensic Examination of Video and Audio Recordings
Moscow 101000
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Svirava T.N., Siparov I.S., Shavykina S.B. Assessment of the Speech Material Usability for Forensic Speaker Identification by Voice and Sounding Speech. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2025;20(1):23-37. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2025-1-23-37
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