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- Title
Ask Me No Questions, Tell Me No Lies: Examining the Uses and Misuses of The Polygraph.
- Authors
White, Dr. Richard D.
- Abstract
This paper examines the use and misuse of polygraph examinations. Due to increasing polygraph use by government agencies, the paper focuses particularly on the public sector. Should a government employee be subjected to a polygraph examination an d, if so, under what conditions? How credible are polygraph exams? To better answer these and other relevant questions, the paper traces the polygraph's development, describes its technical features, discusses the pros and cons of its use, and examines its ethical implications-an aspect given little scholarly attention. Finally, the paper proposes a consistent and more restrictive polygraph policy for government agencies and proposed criteria for deciding when and where polygraphs are appropriate.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LIE detectors &; detection; GOVERNMENT agencies; CRIMINAL investigation; ELECTRONIC monitoring in the workplace
- Publication
Public Personnel Management, 2001, Vol 30, Issue 4, p483
- ISSN
0091-0260
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/009102600103000405