kittyroars wrote on Dec 4^th, 2006 at 9:27pm:


In CQT polygraphy, an inconclusive result means that the examinee's physiological responses to relevant and "control" questions are about equal. Polygraph results are generally not admissible as evidence of guilt in criminal cases, however there are exceptions. In some states, polygraph results may be admissible if both parties stipulate to it, and in some instances, judges have relied on polygraph chart readings in reaching decisions on sentencing.

The key federal law governing the use of lie detectors in the workplace is the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (which has created a double standard by excluding federal, state, and local governments from its scope):

http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/polygraph/eppa.html

You might also find the American Polygraph Association's "Quick Guide to the Law" helpful for your research:

http://www.polygraph.org/intro.htm

Although there is little point in speculating why an invalid test produced any particular result, it seems unlikely that your dozing off when the polygrapher left the room would have directly caused such an outcome.

George is right about the dozing off, Kitty. It probably didn't cause your test to come up inconclusive if you just dozed off that one time. If you dozed off throughout the exam and the examiner didn't see the obvious evidence on the polygraph, the examiner had to be sleeping too. Now, if there were other things going on in that room that you aren't telling us, it's between two consenting adults when they decide to sleep together.