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Polygraph and CVSA Forums => Polygraph Policy => Topic started by: paulia84 on May 15, 2009, 03:04 PM

Title: detecting by polygraph corruption
Post by: paulia84 on May 15, 2009, 03:04 PM
Welcome all,
The subject of possibility of detecting by poligraf the corruption be interested. Do some techniques exist , which make possible this ? Some books, article`s?
I am from Europe and I from mountain apologize for my English.
Paula
Title: Re: detecting by polygraph corruption
Post by: George W. Maschke on May 15, 2009, 03:15 PM
Paula,

The polygraph can be useful for interrogating suspects who do not understand that the lie detector is a sham. People who think that the lie detector will detect any deception may choose to be more honest than they would otherwise be.

However, polygraph "testing" has no scientific basis (https://antipolygraph.org/articles/article-018.shtml). The procedure is inherently biased against the truthful, and deceptive persons who understand polygraph procedure can use simple techniques called countermeasures to pass.