Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
Issue #58 of PolygraphPlace.com’s biweekly e-zine, The Polygraph Chronicles, includes mention that the American Polygraph Assoction may seek an amendment rolling back the 1988 Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA), which restricts private sector use of polygraphy in the workplace. Excerpt: The American Polygraph Association (APA) Newsletter of Sept/Oct 2001 contains several comments from members of …
In an article titled “Man Held (and Held) on Suspicion,” Los Angeles Times staff writer Patrick J. McDonnell reports on the case of Hady Hassan Omar, Jr. Excerpt: As far as federal authorities are concerned, it remains an open question whether Hady Hassan Omar Jr. is linked to terrorism. The 22-year-old native of Egypt and …
In an article titled, “Nation’s Frantic Dragnet Entangles Many Lives,” Los Angeles Times staff writer Patrick J. McDonnell reports on wave of detentions — often on scant evidence — that have come in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 September. The FBI has made wide use of polygraphy in interrogating detainees. This article …
Jay Hughes of the Associated Press reports on the use of polygraph interrogations at Dunlap High School. For further reading on this story, browse the Polygraph News for Sep.–Oct. 2001. Excerpt: DUNLAP, Ill. (AP) – One by one, the subjects were led into a room and hooked up to a polygraph machine. The purpose: to …
New York Post writers Robert Hardt, Jr., William J. Gorta, and Maggie Haberman report on a lie detector “test” at issue in the New York City mayoral campaign. Excerpt: November 5, 2001 — The mayoral race exploded yesterday, with Mark Green and Michael Bloomberg trading furious charges – and Green demanding his rival release the …
The British Broadcasting Corporation reports on the detection of deception. Excerpt: Do you know when you’re being lied to? Probably not, since even experienced police interrogators are no more adept at spotting porkies than the rest of us. Improve your chances (only moderately, to tell you the truth) with BBC News Online’s expert tips. 1) …
The Wisconson state assembly approved Assembly Bill 484, which “prohibits law enforcement officers and district attorneys from requiring, requesting, or suggesting that a person who alleges that he or she is the victim of a sexual assault submit to a lie detector test, regardless of whether the victim gives prior written and informed consent to …
AntiPolygraph.org’s George Maschke comments in this Los Angeles Daily News op-ed piece. Excerpt: LOS Angeles has awarded a $615,000 noncompetitive contract to a company to give polygraph tests to Los Angeles Police Department recruits, paying double the going rate for lie-detector experts. Phyllis Lynes, assistant general manager for the Personnel Department’s Public Safety Bureau, has …
The Los Angeles Daily News discusses the city’s recent polygraph contract in this editorial. Excerpt: City Hall’s budget woes get worse every day. This year’s projected deficit has nearly doubled in just a week. Maybe that’s because City Hall pays twice the going rate for its services and contracts. Take lie-detectors — and frankly it …
Beth Barrett of the Los Angeles Daily News reports on the non-competitive contract recently awarded to US Investigation Services to provide polygraph support for the Los Angeles Police Department. Excerpt: Without seeking bids, Los Angeles hired an East Coast security firm — at double the going rate — to perform lie detector tests on LAPD …