Monday, January 18, 2010

Lie-Detection In The News

(short blurbs only, links to entire stories are sent directly to PEOA members; search Google using titles below to read further if you are not a PEOA member)


STATE v. SCHROEDER
Apparently eager to prove his innocence, Schroeder volunteered to take a polygraph examination. Bergman responded: "I appreciate the offer for the polygraph ...


COMMONWEALTH v. A.R.
Therefore, the Program's mental health professionals administered a therapeutic polygraph to identify Appellant's risk behaviors and to promote his honesty ...


“Property investor won't get his millions, but we'll get ours”
... debt to Noseweek investigative magazine, causing a stir in private banking circles with plans to subject certain staff members to lie detection tests. ...


CBI to run brain-mapping test on Arushi's uncle Dinesh Talwar
The agency is reportedly going to conduct lie-detection and brain-mapping tests on Dinesh Talwar, an eye specialist. “We approached him recently asking for ...


Census worker told friend of plans to kill himself, police report says
Lexington Herald Leader
However, after a lengthy investigation that included polygraph tests of several people, police concluded that Sparkman had killed himself but attempted to ...


New jail, more technology in store for DCSO
The Record-Courier
Some jobseekers have gone so far as to lie on their applications only to be undone by a polygraph or background check, Pierini said. ...


Census worker told helper he planned to kill himself
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted polygraph examinations of Adams, Josh Sparkman and several others and determined that they had nothing to do ...