European Polygraph Journal Archives - The British Polygraph Society (BPS)

Polygraph Testing and Social Intolerance

by Quality Control Committee | Oct 8, 2024 | European Polygraph Journal

Frank Horvath, Ph.D. and Robert Peters* Abstract The use of polygraph testing in the applicant screening process for law enforcement positions is widely accepted in the United States and elsewhere. Generally, that testing includes questions related to past behaviors...

Lie detector tests planned for offenders

by Quality Control Committee | Sep 28, 2024 | European Polygraph Journal

Domestic violence offenders in England and Wales could face compulsory lie-detector tests when released from prison under proposed new laws. Those deemed at high risk of re-offending will be given regular polygraph tests to find out if they have breached release...

Inconsistent Polygram

by Quality Control Committee | Sep 25, 2024 | European Polygraph Journal

The psychophysiological responses monitored by and during a polygraph test are recorded and displayed on the Polygram (polygraph chart) and later evaluated and analyzed by the examiner, either by global evaluation or by numerical analysis. While the global analysis...

Examining Different Types of Comparison Questions in a Field Study of CQT Polygraph Technique: Theoretical and Practical Implications, Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling

by Quality Control Committee | Sep 21, 2024 | European Polygraph Journal

Since 1947 when the comparison question was first integrated by John Reid into the test format it became the key target of anti-polygraph criticisers. Not surpris-ingly, the Comparison (control) Question Techniques also happens to be the test technique most frequently...