This document specifies the requirements of the American Board of Recorded Evidence for the comparison of recorded voice samples. These standards have been established for all practitioners of the aural/spectrographic method of voice identification and are intended to guide the examiner toward the highest degree of accuracy in the conduct of voice comparisons. These criteria supersede any previous written, oral, or implied standards, and will become effective upon the approval of the members of the ABRE. Foreward This document was developed by members of the American Board of Recorded Evidence, a board of the American College of Forensic Examiners, following their meeting in San Diego, CA in December, 1996. The document draws upon previously published material from the International Association for Identification, the International Association for Voice Identification, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, The Audio Engineering Society and The Federal Bureau of Investigatio...