Quote:Thanks for the information George, I will definitely review Chap 3 and 4 and practice. Since, I took tests with the same polygrapher, i think I got a feel what the control questions are. DLCT. He told me to lie on s question, (Did you ever tell a lie ever in your life?) directed lie
But he did ask,( Regarding the issue at hand today, do you intend to tell me the truth?) Thats most likely sacrifice relevant correct?
Correct.
Quote:And is it judt me ?, Doesnt giving too many polys to a person, like long timers probationers/parolees in the SOTP a bad idea. Seems like the more you take the less intimidated, desensitized and better prepared, ie fine tuning CM's one would become, There was a guy in my group that dais he has taken 90!!!.
No, it's not just you. Professor of psychology Chris French raised similar concerns in a 2012
commentary published in
The Guardian. Apart from probationers/parolees becoming less intimidated by the polygraph and learning countermeasures, there is the additional concern that polygraphy has
no scientific basis to begin with. Retired FBI scientist and polygraph expert Dr. Drew Richardson has also
weighed in against polygraph screening of sex offenders,
as have I.
See also Professor Jeffrey W. Rosky's article,
The (F)utility of Post- Conviction Polygraph Testing (PDF) and his address at a 2012 skeptics' conference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BybrnNyAkHg Quote:I think its a bad idea for SOTP therapists to use these as a gauge of treatment progress. Thoughts?
I think it is malpractice for any treatment provider to rely on polygraph chart readings for any purpose.