Fonética forense e suas contribuições na perícia criminal

Abstract

This research aims to evaluate the contributions of Forensic Phonetics area with regard to criminal context. Still sought by means of this work to verify and describe the role and training of federal and state criminal experts, and identify state of the art Forensic phonetics techniques in the South, in part of the Southeast and in the Federal Capital of Brazil. The methodology was based in personal interview as data collection instrument. These interviews were held with state and federal Criminal Experts of the following Brazilian states: Brasília - DF, Minas Gerais - MG, Paraná - PR, Rio Grande do Sul - RS, Santa Catarina - SC and São Paulo - SP. The results show that the area is on a constant rising in Brazil, with recognition by experts both in legal and criminal means as in the scientific community. Therefore, the results found in this study show a uniformity regarding the realization of speaker comparison tests in the states and between state and federal investigations, as well as highlight the importance and contributions of Forensic Phonetics area in Criminal Forensics.