Digital Audio Forensics Fundamentals

Chapter 1

Introduction

In the modern world, the word ‘Forensics’ is defined as the application of science to the justice system, but the actual inception of this word harks back to 44 bc and the post-mortem examination of the infamous Roman leader, Julius Caesar. Upon performing his investigation, the physician, Antistius, arrived at the conclusion that Caesar had been stabbed a total of 23 times, and that it was the second piercing of the chest that inflicted the fatal blow. Once his analysis was completed, he was asked to present his findings ‘before the forum,’ an archaic version of the court system used across the world today. As such, the word itself is derived from the Latin term ‘forensis’ or ‘of the forum’ when translated into English ...