Directory of Polygraphy Resources

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Polygraphy is the practice of using a polygraph machine (sometimes referred to as a "lie detector") to measure physiological changes such as blood pressure, pulse, skin conductivity, and breathing rate, which hypothetically indicate deception.

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• Agencies, Employees Spar over Lie Detector Tests

  http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2000/09/agencies-employees-spar-over-lie-detector-tests/7036/
  Well-researched article on polygraph screening. [National Journal]

• AntiPolygraph.org

  http://antipolygraph.org/
  Examines possible abuse associated with the use of polygraphs. Provides informational resources and discussion forum.

• Ethics and the Polygraph Examiner

  http://www.jstor.org/pss/1140610
  Article advocating a professional code of ethics for examiners. By Charles Yeschke. [Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science] [Requires institutional access]

• Federation of American Scientists: Polygraph Policy

  http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/polygraph/
  Official documents and other resources on polygraph testing.

• HowStuffWorks: How Lie Detectors Work

  http://www.howstuffworks.com/lie-detector.htm
  Animated article shows how polygraph machines work and some popular countermeasures.

• Journal of Credibility Assessment and Witness Psychology, The

  http://truth.boisestate.edu/jcaawp/
  Web-based journal for the scientific study of methods of credibility assessment including polygraph testing.

• Lying 'Lie Detectors'

  http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/10/opinion/10SAFI.html
  "Bureaucratic reliance on today's fault-ridden system lets well-trained spies and terrorists penetrate our defenses." By William Safire. [New York Times] [Free subscription required.]

• Passing the Polygraph

  http://www.salon.com/2000/03/02/lie_detection/
  "Professional criminals are the ones most likely to beat the lie detector." By Susan McCarthy. [Salon]

• Polygraph and Lie Detection, The

  http://www.nap.edu/books/0309084369/html/
  Full text of report by National Academy of Sciences for US Department of Energy, finding polygraphs too inaccurate to be relied on in security screening.

• Polygraph Law Resource Page

  http://truth.boisestate.edu/polygraph/polylaw.html
  Legal documents and testimony concerning the admissibility of polygraphs in US legal system by Professor Charles R. Honts of Boise State.

• Polygraph Place, The

  http://www.polygraphplace.com/
  Commercial listings of polygraph examiners by area, and of schools, equipment, software, and insurance.

• Polygraphs and the National Labs: Dangerous Ruse Undermines National Security

  http://www.csicop.org/si/show/polygraphs_and_the_national_labs_dangerous_ruse_undermines_national_securit/
  "The scientists at the national laboratories are willing to sacrifice some of their constitutional protections for meaningful benefits to security, but they are unwilling to do so for nonsense." By Alan Zelicoff. [Skeptical Inquirer]

• Scientists Attack Polygraph's Accuracy

  http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~912692,00.html
  "Polygraph tests used by nearly every federal national-security agency as a screening tool will flag loyal workers as security risks and free actual spies from suspicion, a panel of top scientists reported Tuesday." By Ian Hoffman. [Oakland Tribune]

• Scientists Give the Lie to Polygraph Testing

  http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/208235491.html?dids=208235491:208235491&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+9,+2002&author=CHARLES+PILLER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=A.1&desc=Scientists+Give+the+Lie+to+Polygraph+Testing
  "Polygraph testing for national security screening is little more than junk science, with results so inaccurate that they tend to be counterproductive, according to a long-awaited report released Tuesday by the National Academy of Sciences." By Charles Piller. [Payment required for full text.] [Los Angeles Times]

• Skeptic's Dictionary: polygraph

  http://www.skepdic.com/polygrap.html
  Skeptical article about what polygraphs measure and how examinations are conducted, why they are not lie detectors, and the inadmissability of polygraph tests in courts of law.

• Telling the Truth About Lie Detectors

  http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-09-09-lie_x.htm
  "A long-time law enforcement favorite, the lie detector, now finds itself sweating the hot lights of scientific inquiry." By Dan Vergano. [USA Today]

• The Truth about the Polygraph

  http://www.salon.com/2000/03/02/polygraph/
  "It's junk science, but proponents say it can be a useful tool in interrogations, and even a deterrent." By Susan McCarthy. [Salon]

• Use of the Polygraph in Security Clearance Determinations

  http://www.sheldoncohen.com/publications/polygraph.htm
  History and procedure of the US government's use of polygraphs in security clearance screenings. [Security Management]

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