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Behind the Scenes of a Protocoled Polygraph Test
Behind the Scenes of a Protocoled Polygraph Test

Author(s): Tuvya T. Amsel
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Psychology, Criminal Law, Philosophy of Law
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza AFM Uniwersytetu Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego w Krakowie
Keywords: Standard of Practice; Test Protocol; Test’s influencing factors; Contaminating factors;

Summary/Abstract: Contrary to the past in where polygraph examiners practiced an “intuitive-based practice” grounded on several industry leaders experience, consequently having various schools of thoughts, modern polygraph examiners follow a test protocol based and rooted in research. As effective as the “evidence- based- practice” is, it does not cover all ranges of cases, examinees, situations, and contaminations which may carry a misleading affect. The purpose of this paper is to draw examiners attention to the existing potential hazards surrounding a protocoled standard of practice and suggest solutions in order to alter the test to the examinee (“tailor made” style test) rather than alter the examinee to the test (“one size fits all” style test).

  • Issue Year: 18/2024
  • Issue No: 2 (60)
  • Page Range: 11-28
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English
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