Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
Muskegon [Michigan] Chronicle staff writer John S. Hausman reports on post-conviction sex offender polygraph “testing” in Michigan. Excerpt: In a program launched last March in Muskegon, also under way in Flint and Detroit, the Michigan Department of Corrections is requiring paroled sex offenders to submit to periodic polygraph tests as a condition of their freedom. …
Staff writer Bryn Mickle of the Flint Journal reports on post-conviction polygraph “testing” of sex offenders in Michigan. Excerpt: Hooked up to a machine that measured his body’s response to questions, a convicted Burton sex offender spent about 45 minutes Tuesday answering “yes” or “no” to queries about his activities in the month since he …
Stuart Pfeifer of the Los Angeles Times reports on the monitoring of sex offenders in “O.C. to Track Sex Criminals With GPS.” Excerpt: Authorities said the tracking and lie detector tests represent powerful deterrents for offenders and could also tip off police to crimes the probationers might commit. “It is a controversial issue for us. …
North County Times staff writer Scott Marshall reports in a lengthy article on the use of polygraph “testing” to supervise sex offenders on probation in San Diego County, California. Be sure to see the full article. Excerpt: VISTA —- San Diego County probation officers are using lie-detector tests to help them supervise the roughly 600 …
Bryan Johnson of KOMO TV in Seattle, Washington reports. Excerpt: KING COUNTY – A prosecutor says released sex predator Joseph Aqui had two extramarital affairs and looked at pornography on the Internet. A hearing under way in court in Seattle will determine whether Aqui violated terms of his release from the special commitment center. Aqui, …