NCJ Number
102042
Journal
Polygraph Volume: 14 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1985) Pages: 209-216
Date Published
1985
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This paper discusses the influences of two factors that are particularly important to polygraph validity because examiners frequently are unaware of their vital role: the decisionmaking system and the deceptive population.
Abstract
Polygraph examination validity is influenced both by the decisionmaking system of which the polygraph examination is a part and the number of deceptive people in the population. Validity can be increased by retesting subjects and/or using information in addition to polygraph test outcome. (Author abstract)