The Polygraph and Lie Detection

The Polygraph and Lie Detection
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9780309084369
ISBN-13 : 0309084369
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis The Polygraph and Lie Detection by : National Research Council

The polygraph, often portrayed as a magic mind-reading machine, is still controversial among experts, who continue heated debates about its validity as a lie-detecting device. As the nation takes a fresh look at ways to enhance its security, can the polygraph be considered a useful tool? The Polygraph and Lie Detection puts the polygraph itself to the test, reviewing and analyzing data about its use in criminal investigation, employment screening, and counter-intelligence. The book looks at: The theory of how the polygraph works and evidence about how deceptivenessâ€"and other psychological conditionsâ€"affect the physiological responses that the polygraph measures. Empirical evidence on the performance of the polygraph and the success of subjects' countermeasures. The actual use of the polygraph in the arena of national security, including its role in deterring threats to security. The book addresses the difficulties of measuring polygraph accuracy, the usefulness of the technique for aiding interrogation and for deterrence, and includes potential alternativesâ€"such as voice-stress analysis and brain measurement techniques.

The Lie Detectors

The Lie Detectors
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 0803224591
ISBN-13 : 9780803224599
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Lie Detectors by : Ken Alder

In this fascinating history of the lie detector, Ken Alder exposes some persistent truths about our culture: why we long to know the secret thoughts of our fellow citizens; why we believe in popular science; and why we embrace ?truthiness.? For centuries people searched in vain for a way to unmask liars, seeking clues in the body?s outward signs: in blushing cheeks and shifty eyes. Not until the 1920s did a cop with a PhD team up with an entrepreneurial high school student and claim to have invented a foolproof machine capable of peering directly into the human heart. Scientists repudiated the technique, and judges banned its results from criminal trials, but in a few years their polygraph had transformed police work, seized headlines, and enthralled the nation.ø In this book, Alder explains why America?and only America?has embraced this mechanical method of reading the human soul. Over the course of the twentieth century, the lie detector became integral to our justice system, employment markets, and national security apparatus, transforming each into a game of bluff and bluster. The lie detector device may not reliably read the human mind, but this lively account shows that the instrument?s history offers a unique window into the American soul.

Use of Polygraphs as "lie Detectors" by the Federal Government

Use of Polygraphs as
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Total Pages : 798
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105007531911
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Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Use of Polygraphs as "lie Detectors" by the Federal Government by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Foreign Operations and Government Information Subcommittee

Use of Polygraphs as "lie Detectors" by the Federal Government

Use of Polygraphs as
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Total Pages : 72
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000025832556
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Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Use of Polygraphs as "lie Detectors" by the Federal Government by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations

Use of Polygraphs as "lie Detectors" by the Federal Government

Use of Polygraphs as
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 748
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D035050891
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Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Use of Polygraphs as "lie Detectors" by the Federal Government by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations

Lie Detectors, Their History and Use

Lie Detectors, Their History and Use
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : UOM:49015000207671
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Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Lie Detectors, Their History and Use by : Eugene B. Block

A Tremor In The Blood

A Tremor In The Blood
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Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : UOM:49015002486398
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Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis A Tremor In The Blood by : David T. Lykken

The author presents case histories of persons whose lives have been blighted by our uniquely American faith in the myth of the lie detector. Dr. Lykken also explains how to "beat" the machine, not only because it is unfair that spies and Mafia soldiers already know these techniques, but also because innocent persons have nearly a 50:50 chance of failing lie detector tests unless they use appropriate countermeasures. Many state courts in the U.S. still admit lie detector tests into evidence under certain conditions - a practice that ensures the conviction of more innocent people every year. Finally, Dr. Lykken reports on the results of recent surveys of informed scientific opinion about lie detection and presents another method of polygraphic interrogation that is designed to detect, not lies, but the presence of guilty knowledge. This method is scientifically credible and holds promise for future use in criminal investigation.

Spy the Lie

Spy the Lie
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9781250029621
ISBN-13 : 1250029627
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Spy the Lie by : Philip Houston

Three former CIA officers--the world's foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior--share their techniques for spotting a lie with thrilling anecdotes from the authors' careers in counterintelligence.

Forensic Psychophysiology Using the Polygraph

Forensic Psychophysiology Using the Polygraph
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Publisher : J.A.M. Publications
Total Pages : 812
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ISBN-10 : 0965579409
ISBN-13 : 9780965579407
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Forensic Psychophysiology Using the Polygraph by : James Allan Matté

Carefully and succinctly explores polygraph law, history, and science. For related material, see Hein Item #327060.