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USE OF POLYGRAPHS AND SIMILAR DEVICES BY FEDERAL AGENCIES - HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, JUNE 4-5, 1974

NCJ Number
19081
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1974
Length
794 pages
Annotation
TESTIMONY, LETTERS, AND STATEMENTS SUBMITTED CONCERNING THE USE OF 'LIE DETECTION' AND TELEPHONE MONITORING DEVICES BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Abstract
WITNESSES INCLUDED ROBERT E. SMITH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PROJECT ON PRIVACY AND DATA COLLECTION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION; CLEVE BACKSTER, DIRECTOR OF BACKSTER SCHOOL FOR LIE DETECTION IN NEW YORK (NY); AND HAROLD L. BROWNMAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDED A STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD SUBMITTED BY SENATOR SAM J. ERVIN, JR., OF NORTH CAROLINA.