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That argument has never had the lightest effect on the (ongoing) use of polygraph testing by law enforcement agencies, nor on the use of polygraph results in ob
by mikro2nd 5y ago
That argument has never had the lightest effect on the (ongoing) use of polygraph testing by law enforcement agencies, nor on the use of polygraph results in obtaining convictions by courts. And yet it is well and truly established that polygraph testing is snake oil.
- tptacek 5y agoPolygraphs are not generally admissible in court. https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-262-polygraphs-introduction-trial https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual... (just one example).
- mikro2nd 5y agoI stand corrected. Are they still so widely used on employees by Three Letter Agencies?