David T. Lykken

“Could Your Voice Betray You?”

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Douglas Heingartner reports for the New York Times. Excerpt: IT is a time-honored interrogation tool and a staple of film noir: the lie-detector test that can incriminate or exonerate. But such tests need not involve strapping someone to a machine. In fact, they may not require the subject’s presence – or awareness – at all. … Read more

“Police Use of Voice Stress Analysis Generates Controversy”

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Margie Wylie reports for the Newhouse News Service in a well-researched article on CVSA. Excerpt: Police departments across the country are buying the controversial Computer Voice Stress Analyzer, which its manufacturer claims can tell when a person is lying merely by the sound of his voice. When a suspect speaks, a computer program “listens” for … Read more