Lie-Detection In The News

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County Commissioner call for resignations of three county officials: Bean ...
Examiner.com
Jim Barnes has emphatically stated that he is not leaving, Pat Bean took a polygraph test to prove that 'yes, she received the Emails, but she never looked ...

Border agencies vulnerable to cartel infiltration
Kansas City Star (blog)
An official with US Customs and Border Enforcement tells Congress that his agency only has resources to give polygraph tests to 10 percent of its new hires. ...

TORRES v. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Leagle.com
Torres was subjected to two interviews with the Department's Internal Affairs division and a polygraph examination. The polygraph allegedly resulted in a ...

Detecting lies is a science
Sudbury Star
Buchanan spent a year undergoing intense training at the Ontario Police College to become a forensic polygraph examiner and then another six years working ...

Arbitrator reviews KPD officer's suspension
Killeen Daily Herald
Bracey's attorney, John Cullar, targeted discrepancies in polygraph procedures and inaccuracies with dates and times to create doubt about whether Bracey ...

Jones' murder investigation widens
Georgetown News Graphic
By Kiva Johns Adkins Kentucky State Police have conducted polygraph tests on several people of interest as the investigation into Glenda “Sue” Jones' murder ...

Cartel members trying to join US federal agencies
KGNS
... assistant commissioner with the US Customs and Border Protection, said that only one of every ten new hires for agency jobs is given a polygraph test. ...

Police beef up polygraph exam team
Macon Telegraph
If they don't, there's a chance they'll be weeded out early through a polygraph examination. After most of the department's polygraphers retired, ...

US Officials: Corruption Still Threatens Border Security
Voice of America
But he said because of budget constraints, only 10 percent of applicants in 2009 were given polygraph exams. Senator Pryor then asked, "Of those who are ...

Cowell case still a mystery
The Wenatchee World Online
Have you conducted any polygraph tests? “To date, we've done at least eight polygraph exams of which the names and results will remain confidential at this ...

$1000 Reward Offered In Port St. Lucie Woman's Death
WPBF West Palm Beach
... is not a suspect in her death. Police said Ortiz took and passed a polygraph test. Anyone with information is asked to call Port St. Lucie police.

US Customs: Mexican cartels corrupt border agents
Forbes
... a Senate panel Thursday that about one in 10 new hires at the agency take polygraph tests, and 60 percent of those are deemed unsuitable for employment.

Sheriff's department presents budget requests
Parkersburg News
PARKERSBURG Wood County Sheriff Jeff Sandy's budget requests for 2010-2011 included pay raises, a polygraph machine, additional funding for the Major Crimes ...

Starved Rock murders: Cold canyon case
MyWebTimes.com
Hiring a specialist from the John Reid Institute — a nationally prominent Chicago polygraph firm — Warren recalled all Lodge employees who worked the week ...