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Issues Surrounding the Use of Polygraphs
Contributor(s): Committee on the Judiciary, On the Judic (Author), United States Senate, States Senate (Author)
ISBN: 1410222667     ISBN-13: 9781410222664
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
OUR PRICE:   $16.63  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: April 2005
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Law Enforcement
- Social Science
Dewey: 363
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6" W x 9" (0.41 lbs) 120 pages
 
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This is the transcript of a hearing by the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate for the purpose of taking the initial step of educating the Judiciary Committee on polygraphs, their accuracy and reliability, as well as the policy and potential legal issues that may arise from the use of polygraphs as a screening tool in the counterintelligence context. There is a wide variety of opinions and research on the use of polygraphs. There are those who believe they are completely unreliable and actually detrimental to security. Others see polygraphs as an important tool in an overall security program. This hearing looked at the science and policy behind the use of polygraphs as a counterintelligence tool.