Word: polygraphing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...experts from both the legal and psychiatric fields are divided over the accuracy of the polygraph test...
...polygraphy examination doesn't measure whether a person is lying because there is no known physiological reaction unique to lying. It's a nice idea that like Pinocchio's nose, our body would give us away when we lie. People can learn to beat a polygraph," said Saxe...
Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz said he is also skeptical about polygraph tests but disagrees with Saxe on their admissability in court. "I don't have great trust in polygraph tests, but I do believe defendants have the right to use them in court," Dershowitz said...
...Massachusetts public defenders claim the polygraph has a 90 percent accuracy rate, according to a recent article in The Boston Globe. In addition, the FBI and CIA regularly use polygraphs...
David C. Raskin, a psychologist at the University of Utah, said he has conducted several studies showing that, when properly administered, polygraph tests are accurate enough to be a helpful piece of evidence in the court system...