911 Call Analysis: Another Example of Forensic Junk Science

Proponents of the “911 call analysis” technique claim that law enforcement officers can listen to a 911 homicide call and, using a simple checklist, determine if the person making the call committed the crime or participated in a cover-up. Researchers have not been able to replicate the technique’s use of language-based indicators to detect deception in 911 homicide calls. Does 911 call analysis pass the Daubert or Frye test?