My home was broken into and I was sexually attacked and physically attacked.  The intruder returned another time threatening me to stay away from the police or he will be back and physically attacked me again.  I DO NOT KNOW MY ATTACKER/STALKER.  He has returned a few other times to harass me and has left a few notes and taken some personal property.  Because they (police/investigators) have no leads or clues they want me to take a polygraph to add to my "credibility" and I don't know what to do.  It's almost damned if I do and and damned if I don't.  Will my anxiety regarding the attacks possibly affect the outcome?  My family believes me and are very supportive.  Why would the authorities think a polygraph would add credibility?  I don't feel I need countermeasures because I am telling the truth but from what I read the truth is irrelavent.

As of now, I now realize that my husband and I were asked to come to the station to file a statement regarding the latest incident was actually a interrogation and not a formal statement.  I was given "outs", for ex. "If you are cheating the info won't leave this room and the prosecutor will leave this alone and we will find help for you."  My  husband was also "interrogated" in the same manner.  He was outraged at the mention of me taking a polygraph and even though I had already agreed, he informed them I would not take one.  This is with NCIS and they cannot "force" me to take one, as I am a civilian but according to them unless I take the polygraph they will not continue looking for the attacker because he doesn't fit into any profiles and therefore must be a false statement.  In my situation that is very frightening, with my husband in the military and coming and going so often it frightens me that without taking the test, I leave myself and children vulnerable to another attack, serious injury or death.  Do I have any footing to stand on to explain to them that I do not trust polygraph tests and refuse to take one, without seeming guilty.

Thank you for your help.  I will definately make my stand with the investigators clear.  Senators have already been contacted but I never considered the NIG.  I may only be a lowly military wife but my family is very connected and are outraged with the reaction and combined laziness of the local authorities and military investigators to cooperate and share information.  Thank you for the articles and thank you to the site for opening my eyes to polygraphs.