Issues Surrounding the Use of Polygraphs - Softcover

Committee On The Judiciary, On The Judic; United States Senate, States Senate

 
9781410222664: Issues Surrounding the Use of Polygraphs
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1410222667 ISBN 13: 9781410222664
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific, 2005

Synopsis

This is the transcript of a hearing by the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate for the purpose of taking the initial step of educating the Judiciary Committee on polygraphs, their accuracy and reliability, as well as the policy and potential legal issues that may arise from the use of polygraphs as a screening tool in the counterintelligence context. There is a wide variety of opinions and research on the use of polygraphs. There are those who believe they are completely unreliable and actually detrimental to security. Others see polygraphs as an important tool in an overall security program. This hearing looked at the science and policy behind the use of polygraphs as a counterintelligence tool.

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Publisher
University Press of the Pacific
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1410222667
ISBN 13 
9781410222664
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
120