While U.S. Department of Justice law enforcement agencies routinely defame applicants, falsely accusing them of deception on the basis of nothing more than the divinations of their polygraph chartgazers, see what the DOJ has to say about polygraphs in
Section 259 (http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm00259.htm) (Polygraphs -- General) of its Criminal Resource Manual.
Other sections of interest include:
- Section 260 (http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm00260.htm) (Polygraphs -- Technique)
- Section 261 (http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm00261.htm) (Polygraphs -- Examination Variables)
- Section 262 (http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm00262.htm) (Polygraphs -- Introduction at Trial)