Even if polygraph tests are not accurate, the threat of a test can serve as a deterrent or as an interrogation tool to elicit admissions. Leonard Saxe is a professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent polygraph test taken in Orange County, Calif., has brought the validity of polygraphs — also called “lie detector tests” ...

(WJW) – Hours before his polygraph results were to be aired for a national audience, George Anthony was spotted outside his Florida home Thursday, FOX News reported. Casey Anthony, who was acquitted ...

In the age of retina scans and other biometric technology, it seems a bit anachronistic that the FBI and CIA are increasingly relying on the ancient polygraph test as an investigatory tool, but indeed ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found itself embroiled in a rather odd situation involving polygraph tests. In April, it confirmed to NPR that it was using these tests to catch personnel ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using polygraph tests to figure out who could be leaking information to news outlets, with some agency officials contending the disclosed information has ...

When you think of polygraph examinations, crime comes to mind. But the tests are being used to fish out potential cheaters in a Connecticut-based bluefish tournament. Stream Connecticut News for free, ...