Research & Publications

The Research and Standards Sub-Committee of the British Polygraph Society: the basis on which the Society publishes research summaries and comments on the evidence base for polygraph examination.

Research and Standards at BPS

The British Polygraph Society maintains a Research and Standards Sub-Committee, established under the Constitution and the Regulations (Part 3). The Sub-Committee is advisory to the Board of Directors. It does not determine the content of the Standards of Practice, which are adopted and amended by the members in accordance with the Constitution.

Membership of the Sub-Committee

The Sub-Committee draws on Members, Senior Members, and invited external experts in fields relevant to polygraphy, including psychophysiology, credibility assessment, forensic science, statistics, and machine learning. Members in good standing and external specialists may be invited to sit.

Scope of the Sub-Committee’s Work

The Sub-Committee:

  1. reviews published research relevant to polygraph validity, accuracy, and methodology;
  2. advises the Board of Directors on proposed updates to the Standards of Practice;
  3. considers applications for accreditation of training courses under the Regulations (Part 4); and
  4. supports members in understanding the evidence base underlying validated polygraph techniques.

Publications

Posts in the Research category of the Society’s news feed cover polygraph validity, methodology, credibility assessment, and related peer-reviewed research relevant to UK practice.

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Publications and notices issued by the Society, and references to external peer-reviewed research, are added here as they are produced.