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Animated article shows how lie detectors really work and some popular countermeasures.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/lie-detector.htm
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Australian Polygraph Services
Polygraph examiners serving Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
http://www.polygraph.com.au/
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Polygraphs: Worse Than Useless
Editorial criticizing US government reliance on polygraphs by senior scientist with the Center for
National Security and Arms Control.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A42267-2003May26
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Using the Polygraph to Detect Lying and Deception: The Hoax of the Century
Article describing the lack of scientific basis for use of polygraph to detect lying and deception,
from the Electronic Journal of Forensic Psychonomics.
http://users.stargate.net/~lastone/polygraphing.html
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Polygraph and Lie Detection, The
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.
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309084369/html/
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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. [Los Angeles Times]
http://www.latimes.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=la%2Dsci%2Dpolygraph9oct09§io....
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Washington Post: The Truth About Polygraphs?
"Convicted CIA spy Aldrich H. Ames attacks the use of polygraph examinations as
'pseudoscience,' saying he knows from experience that they do not work in counterintelligence
investigations." By Vernon Loeb.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A45255-2000De....
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Scientists Attack Polygraph's Accuracy
"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]
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1865%257E912692,00.html
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Lying 'Lie Detectors'
"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.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/10/opinion/10SAFI.html
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Telling the Truth About Lie Detectors
"A long-time law enforcement favorite, the lie detector, now finds itself sweating the hot
lights of scientific inquiry." By Dan Vergano. [USA Today]
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-09-09-lie_x.htm
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Polygraphs and the National Labs: Dangerous Ruse Undermines National Security
"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]
http://www.csicop.org/si/2001-07/polygraph.html
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Charles L. Yeschke
Articles by former polygraphist and author of 3 books on investigation, interrogation, and
investigative use of polygraph, who conducts training seminars.
http://www.yeschke.com/
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Scientific American: Truth or Consequences
"A polygraph screening program raises questions about the science of lie detection." By
Tim Beardsley.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000F073F-D48E-1C73-9B81809EC588EF21
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Polygraph Law Resource Page
Legal documents and testimony concerning the admissability of polygraphs in US legal system by
Professor Charles R. Honts of Boise State.
http://truth.boisestate.edu/polygraph/polylaw.html
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Journal of Credibility Assessment and Witness Psychology, The
Web-based journal for the scientific study of methods of credibility assessment including polygraph
testing.
http://truth.boisestate.edu/jcaawp/
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Security Management: Use of the Polygraph in Security Clearance Determinations
History and procedure of the US government's use of polygraphs in security clearance screenings.
http://www.sheldoncohen.com/recentpb2.htm
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National Journal: Agencies, Employees Spar over Lie Detector Tests
Well-researched article on polygraph screening.
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0900/091100nj.htm
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Salon: Passing the Polygraph
"Professional criminals are the ones most likely to beat the lie detector." By Susan
McCarthy.
http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/02/lie_detection/
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Salon: Lies, Damned Lies and Polygraphs
"'Tea leaves and witchcraft' are keeping hundreds of qualified, innocent people out of
government jobs." By Jeff Stein.
http://www.salon.com/april97/news/news2970410.html
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Salon: The Truth about the Polygraph
"It's junk science, but proponents say it can be a useful tool in interrogations, and even a
deterrent." By Susan McCarthy.
http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/03/02/polygraph/
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DoD Polygraph Institute
US Department of Defense institute in Fort Jackson, South Carolina which does polygraph research
and trains federal polygraphers.
http://www.dodpi.army.mil/
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Stop Polygraph.com
Information about the inaccuracy of polygraphs, and documentation of abuses, especially by US
Secret Service.
http://www.stoppolygraph.com/
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Federation of American Scientists: Polygraph Policy
Official documents and other resources on polygraph testing.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/polygraph/
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Polygraph Place, The
Commercial listings of polygraph examiners by area, and of schools, equipment, software, and
insurance.
http://www.polygraphplace.com/
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AntiPolygraph.org
Discover the lie behind the lie detector, and learn how anyone can beat a polygraph test.
http://antipolygraph.org/
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Polygraph Testing of FBI Applicants
The FBI's Use of the Pre-Employment Polygraph in the Special Agent Selection Process: Hundreds of
Applicants are Falsely Accused of Wrong Doing.
http://nopolygraph.com/
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