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Title: The Polygraph and Lie Detection
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
Type: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0309263921
EAN: 9780309263924
ISBN: 9780309263924
Publisher: National Academies Press
Genre: Law & Politics
Release Date: 22/02/2003
Description:

The polygraph, often portrayed as a magic mind-reading machine, is still controversial among experts, who continue heated debates about its validity as a lie-detecting device. As the nation takes a fresh look at ways to enhance its security, can the polygraph be considered a useful tool?

The Polygraph and Lie Detection puts the polygraph itself to the test, reviewing and analyzing data about its use in criminal investigation, employment screening, and counter-intelligence.

The book looks at:

  • The theory of how the polygraph works and evidence about how deceptiveness?and other psychological conditions?affect the physiological responses that the polygraph measures.
  • Empirical evidence on the performance of the polygraph and the success of subjects' countermeasures.
  • The actual use of the polygraph in the arena of national security, including its role in deterring threats to security.

The book addresses the difficulties of measuring polygraph accuracy, the usefulness of the technique for aiding interrogation and for deterrence, and includes potential alternatives?such as voice-stress analysis and brain measurement techniques.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Lie Detection and the Polygraph
  • 2 Validity and Its Measurement
  • 3 The Scientific Basis for Polygraph Testing
  • 4 Evidence from Polygraph Research: Qualitative Assessment
  • 5 Evidence from Polygraph Research: Quantitative Assessment
  • 6 Alternative Techniques and Technologies
  • 7 Uses of Polygraph Tests
  • 8 Conclusions and Recommendations
  • References
  • Appendix A: Polygraph Questioning and Techniques
  • Appendix B: Use of Polygraph Screening in the U.S. Department ofEnergy and Other Federal Agencies
  • Appendix C: The Wen Ho Lee Case and the Polygraph
  • Appendix D: Physiological Processes Measured by the Polygraph
  • Appendix E: Historical Notes on the Modern Polygraph
  • Appendix F: Computerized Scoring of Polygraph Data
  • Appendix G: Process for Systematic Review of Polygraph ValidationStudies
  • Appendix H: Quantitative Assessment of Polygraph Test Accuracy
  • Appendix I: False Positive Index Values for Polygraph Testing
  • Appendix J: Decision Analysis of Polygraph Security Screening
  • Appendix K: Combining Information Sources in Medical Diagnosis andSecurity Screening
  • Appendix L: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
  • Index

Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Author: No Author
Release Year: 2003

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