Wonder_Woman wrote on Oct 4
th, 2007 at 9:31pm:
Kim English and her team were instrumental in developing the containment approach, WHICH, includes the polygraph. CM's are ineffective to a trained polygraph examiner. We all know there are some examiners out there that think they know all and are not properly trained. Yeah the SO's may get past them by using CM's they get from you guys on this site. Does that answer your question. You too 1904. The other day I said old 'untrained' examiners. Not one of the examiners posting here has claimed 100% accuracy.
I know Kim quite well and I've had many arguments with her about the polygraph but she is one of the true believers unfortunately. The containment method with the exception of the polygraph is a great tool because it emphasizes individualized treatment, cooperation across all levels of treatment and supervision staff, and supposedly has continuous quality improvement built in...
The problem is that there is no research that has been able to disentangle the effect of using CQT polygraph from the other treatment protocols so claiming that it is responsible for the decline in recidivism is foolhardy. And given the plethora of research outside of pro-polygraph circles that shows that CQT is not based on sound scientific principles and is inherently unreliable demonstrates to me that its use in the containment method undermines the containment methods effectiveness. Not to mention the problems of habituation and sensitization...
And if poor training is factor then God help us all...
Regardless of the fact that no polygrapher claims 100% accuracy, the bulk of the science shows that CQT polygraph cannot have any high degree of accuracy, especially in screening applications like sex offender treatment...
Wonder_Woman wrote on Oct 4
th, 2007 at 9:31pm:
Talk about ad hom.... you guys (except EOS) throw out barbs regularly.... EOS is the type that can say FU to a person and they probably thank him for his advice and I have to say that GM is also pretty pleasant. 1904 things may be f-up where you are but we have EPPA in the US. Grow up and stop trying to be a bullyboy...I mis-spelled a word BFD. Should I write Pedophile 100 times so you know I know how to spell it.FU
Throwing out barbs to point out illogic is one thing. It's another thing altogether to call someone a "d**k head" or accuse them of being a sex offender. That's just childish and I think it is a sign of intellectual weakness. Your first paragraph in this post was at least well reasoned and on point. In my opinion, the only dialogue worth engaging in is respectful discourse. We may have our differences in opinion but I'm not going to call you names just because I disagree with you...
So please stop with the name calling and ad hom; it distracts from the real issues we should be discussing...