{"id":3615,"date":"2002-07-31T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2002-07-31T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/?p=3615"},"modified":"2021-02-24T05:17:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T10:17:59","slug":"australia-lie-test-plan-to-stop-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antipolygraph.org\/blog\/2002\/07\/31\/australia-lie-test-plan-to-stop-rape\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia: &#8220;Lie Test Plan to Stop Rape&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tanya Giles <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20020810173240\/http:\/\/www.heraldsun.news.com.au\/printpage\/0,5481,4809274,00.html\">reports<\/a> in this article published by the Melbourne, Australia <em>Herald Sun.<\/em> Excerpt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>SEX offenders would be forced to take regular lie detector tests after their release from prison under a plan to stop them re-offending.<\/p><p>Police also would be given the power to use any information obtained from the hi-tech tests to launch new investigations and help victims.<\/p><p>The proposal, prepared by an FBI-trained forensic polygraph expert, is based on a program used in 36 US states and is being considered in Britain.<\/p><p>The [Victoria, Australia] State Government said it would consider any proposal by law enforcement agencies.<\/p><p>The Opposition promised to introduce the tests if elected.<\/p><p>Victims-of-crime support groups also backed the plan.<\/p><p>The expert behind the plan believes random lie detector tests would help stop pedophiles and rapists.<\/p><p>Steven Van Aperen, who regularly helps police on high-profile homicide cases, said polygraph testing had been shown to control the behaviour of sex offenders back in the community.<\/p><p>&#8220;The reality is, parole or probation officers cannot supervise sex offenders 24 hours a day,&#8221; he said.<\/p><p>&#8220;The advantage of polygraph surveillance is that it can regulate and control the behaviour of sex offenders. 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