Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
In an article entitled “Panel seeks to speed LAPD hiring,” David Zahniser of the Torrance, Calif. Daily Breeze reports on the 24 September 2001 meeting of the Los Angeles City Council’s Public Safety Committee. Excerpt: The committee … recommended hiring a private firm to handle the backlog of more than 500 job applicants waiting to …
In an article titled “Committee expands LAPD recruitment efforts,” MSNBC.com affiliate NBC4.TV reports on the LAPD’s polygraph woes. Excerpt: LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24 – The City Council’s Public Safety Committee recommended today that the city fund expanded officer recruitment efforts by the Los Angeles Police Department. The panel unanimously forwarded to the full council Deputy …
n an article entitled “Just the Truth: LAPD recruits are having trouble with new lie-detector tests,” Bobbi Murray reports for LA Weekly. Excerpt: After lagging behind other law-enforcement agencies that routinely give polygraph tests to potential recruits, the Los Angeles Police Department started using lie-detector tests to screen recruits in February. One month later, the …