darkcobra2005 wrote on May 17
th, 2005 at 3:18am:
If the police are requesting the CVSA or Polygraph, EPPA does not apply. It only applies to Employers.
Even if it is the police who request the lie detector "test," the EPPA
still prohibits the employer from taking any action against the employee for refusing to submit to the "test."
Quote:CVSA is not a polygraph and you should request polygraph if any test is going to be conducted by law enforcement and state your reason if you have one.
Since neither voice stress analysis nor polygraphy have any scientific basis to begin with, there is no compelling reason to prefer one over the other. Anyone suspected of a crime would be wise to refuse to submit to such pseudoscientific nonsense.
Quote:Law Enforcement generally does not require you to take a test, 5th amendment rights do apply. They simply request you take it. If they are using CVSA simply tell them no in a respectful manner.
I agree, with the addition that it doesn't matter what kind of lie detector is used (CVSA or polygraph): anyone suspected of a crime would be wise to refuse. As used by police, the "test" is often little more than a pretext for interrogating a suspect in the absence of legal counsel.
Jeffery asked why one should refuse the lie detector in a "respectful manner." The reason is simple: when one is wrongly suspected of a crime, antagonizing the police is not likely to help to clear one's name. I think one can explain that one knows that lie detectors are junk science and still be polite.
Googlybear,
By telling you that the lie detector "test," was mandatory, your employer violated the Employee Polygraph Protection Act. Pillpopper is right; you need a lawyer.