Word: lie-detector
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...happened to Hoffa, a claim that aroused the bitter skepticism of none other than his foster brother, James P. Hoffa. The two had never got along, their differences beginning with boyhood rivalries for Hoffa's affections. When O'Brien reappeared, young Hoffa insisted that he undergo a lie-detector exam, saying: "I demand, I demand, I demand that you take the test." But O'Brien's lawyer urged him not to undergo testing because the process was too "inaccurate...
...prim gown of laboratory respectability. In it are researchers like Cleve Backster, a lie-detector expert who attached the terminals of his machines to plants. Behold! The vegetation reacted to his thoughts...
...addition, Rochford disclosed results of lie-detector tests that he had ordered 72 top officers to take in order to determine if any had participated in or condoned acts of corruption. Seven men failed all four questions, and nine failed one or more. Rochford demanded and is getting the resignations of all 72 officers. He will now determine who should be reinstated, demoted or fired...
...them that we were sincerely trying to pursue a social evil." Whenever this reticence was broken down, the team took extraordinary precautions to document material. To reduce the chances of reporting errors, key interviews were conducted by two newsmen. Injured victims were asked to provide medical records and given lie-detector tests. People with police records were dropped, as were witnesses whose accounts proved to contain even the smallest inaccuracies...
...Under U.S. criminal procedure, no witness can be forced to submit to a lie-detector test. However, both prosecutors and defense attorneys occasionally use them, either for private evaluation or-if both sides in a case agree-for presentation as evidence...