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Layered Voice Analysis
Layered Voice Analysis
"A review of the literature revealed that there have been no scientific
studies conducted, to date, to measure the validity of the computer stress
analyzed to detect deception," concluded a November 2003 study by the
Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. "It has
been argued that the computer stress analyzer is more cost effective,
convenient, and more user friendly than the traditional polygraph
equipment, however, one question still remains unanswered: how reliable
is the equipment in its actual ability to detect, measure, and display
changes in voice frequency? Has it ever been scientifically measured? The
answer to this question is 'no.'"
"It may sound like a joke from a secret agent television parody like 'Get
Smart' or an Austin Powers movie, but the time has arrived for 'Voice
Analysis Eyeglasses.' And it's no laughing matter," according to a Jan. 25,
2004, article on the Israeli21c news site. An Associated Press story from
the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics show suggests the "truth specs" will
be available in early 2004 at a cost of $400-$500.
"Court TV's" Christina Lewis asks: "Is this lie detector telling the truth?"
A Jan. 10, 2004, newspaper article in the North California Times suggests
voice-stress analysis offers a low-cost option for settling marital disputes.
The article reports that a Chicago-based company has sold more than
5,000 "Handy Trusters" in the past year, although a spokesman for the
company couldn't identify any scientific research that has been conducted
to verify the company's claim of an "84 percent accuracy rate." An online
version of this news article carried a related advertisement for "Truster Lie
Detector, Free shipping anywhere in the world, Portable and Accurate:
http://trusters.com."
The National Institute for Truth Verification (NITV), West Palm Beach, Fla.,
manufactures and distributes the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer™
(CVSA™), which was introduced in 1988. The company's Web site
suggests the system is used by more than 1,400 law enforcement clients.
V, located in New York and several other U.S. cities, is the exclusive
distributor for North America of the NEMESYSCO Layered Voice Analysis
technology (LVA), which V describes as the most sophisticated truth
detection technology available today. V's Web site suggests markets for
LVA technologies "include homeland security, law enforcement and the
business community, including insurance and banking, wherever knowing
whether someone is telling the truth matters."
Layered Voice Analysis not only detects deception and truthfulness, but
also:
Inaccuracies, high stress, high thinking level, high excitement, and overall
psychological state of the subject being interviewed.
• Our software does not profile/discriminate against any class of test-
subject
*You may also purchase a laptop from VAT as part of the package for
$1000.00 (approximate).