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Federation of American Scientists: Polygraph Policy - http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/polygraph/
Official documents and other resources on polygraph testing. |
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AntiPolygraph.org - http://antipolygraph.org/
Examines possible abuse associated with the use of polygraphs. Provides informational resources and discussion forum. |
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Polygraph Law Resource Page - http://truth.boisestate.edu/polygraph/polylaw.html
Legal documents and testimony concerning the admissibility of polygraphs in US legal system by Professor Charles R. Honts of Boise State. |
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Polygraph Place, The - http://www.polygraphplace.com/
Commercial listings of polygraph examiners by area, and of schools, equipment, software, and insurance. |
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Passing the Polygraph - http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/02/lie_detection/
"Professional criminals are the ones most likely to beat the lie detector." By Susan McCarthy. [Salon] |
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HowStuffWorks: How Lie Detectors Work - http://www.howstuffworks.com/lie-detector.htm
Animated article shows how lie detectors really work and some popular countermeasures. |
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Lying 'Lie Detectors' - http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/10/opinion/10SAFI.html
"Bureaucratic reliance on today's fault-ridden system lets well-trained spies and terrorists penetrate our defenses." By William Safire. [New York Times] [Free subscription required.] |
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Lies, Damned Lies and Polygraphs - http://www.salon.com/april97/news/news2970410.html
"'Tea leaves and witchcraft' are keeping hundreds of qualified, innocent people out of government jobs." By Jeff Stein. [Salon] |
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Agencies, Employees Spar over Lie Detector Tests - http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0900/091100nj.htm
Well-researched article on polygraph screening. [National Journal] |
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The Truth about the Polygraph - http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/02/polygraph/
"It's junk science, but proponents say it can be a useful tool in interrogations, and even a deterrent." By Susan McCarthy. [Salon] |
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Telling the Truth About Lie Detectors - http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-09-09-lie_x.htm
"A long-time law enforcement favorite, the lie detector, now finds itself sweating the hot lights of scientific inquiry." By Dan Vergano. [USA Today] |
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Scientists Attack Polygraph's Accuracy - http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1865%257E912692,00.html
"Polygraph tests used by nearly every federal national-security agency as a screening tool will flag loyal workers as security risks and free actual spies from suspicion, a panel of top scientists reported Tuesday." By Ian Hoffman. [Oakland Tribune] |
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The Truth About Polygraphs? - http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A45255-2000Dec8¬Found=true
"Convicted CIA spy Aldrich H. Ames attacks the use of polygraph examinations as 'pseudoscience,' saying he knows from experience that they do not work in counterintelligence investigations." By Vernon Loeb. [Washington Post] |
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Polygraphs: Worse Than Useless - http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A42267-2003May26
Editorial criticizing US government reliance on polygraphs by senior scientist with the Center for National Security and Arms Control, Alan Zelikoff. [Washington Post] |
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Scientists Give the Lie to Polygraph Testing - http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/208235491.html?dids=208235491:208235491&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+9%2C+2002&author=CHARLES+PILLER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=A.1&desc=Scientists+Give+the+Lie+to+Polygraph+Testing
"Polygraph testing for national security screening is little more than junk science, with results so inaccurate that they tend to be counterproductive, according to a long-awaited report released Tuesday by the National Academy of Sciences." By Charles Piller. [Payment required for full text.] [Los Angeles Times] |