Polygraph Research

Christopher Langford Writing II T-Th 930-1045 Writing Assignment 2 Polygraph I began my enquiry thinking I wanted to find out where we were today in our advancement of the lie detector machine and its accuracy. There was a time it was heard of often and considered quite controversial in its legitimacy. My re look to took me on a different journey then I had expected. A journey discovering that the Polygraph Machine is not unaccompanied just as controversial today as ever, but withal that there attends to be nooky the controversy then simply its technology. The Polygraph Machine was traditionally known for its exercising in lie detection within natural rightfulness enforcement.So I began my search in the Criminal Justice data base of our school library. I came across an interesting article, The Truth Surrounding live Detection engine room, written by Rebecca Kanable, a freelance writer specializing in law enforcement topics for the periodical Law Enforcement Technology. Her ar ticle, although informative of the details in how the polygraph machine works, what it detects physiologically, and wherefore it might be considered inaccurate, revealed to me there may be more dirty dog the controversial system then simply its technology.She would reference an important seem entity called the APA (American Polygraph connexion), explaining the APA founding, their development, and purpose. After discussing the APA and its extensive interrogation and technology, another formal sounding entity was introduced, the NAS ( guinea pig honorary night club of Sciences). The NAS reported that contrary to the APAs pride in their more than 80% accuracy in detecting deception, a majority of the research was unreliable, unscientific, and biased.The APA responded that the NAS findings were captive to a review of the research on polygraph testing in bad-tempered, and how it relates to personnel office screening. The APA said the NAS relied on 57 of more than 1000 research studies available. The NAS in turn responded that a century of research in psychology and physiology provided exact basis for expecting the polygraph test could have extremely high accuracy because the physiological responses are not uniquely related to deception only. At this oint a third entity was introduced, the NACVSA ( subject field Association of Computer Voice Stress Analysis), who also bashed the APA as a flawed method and flawed technology. They would tout how they were supported in agreement by the NITV (National Institute for Truth Verification), yet another functionary sounding entity. This digest and forth seemed a bit odd, as though one or the other had an agenda. That is what re order my research into whom these entities were, and who was considered more reliable for the loyalty about lie detection. First stop was the APA weathervane turn up (APA. org).I sight it was a profit driven business selling technology, instruments, research, and advanced discipline and education programs, as well as advertising their APA magazine. Their primary customers were law enforcement, the legal community, and private sector security screening. It sure as shooting was official, but only in the business sense. Ironically, in my search for the APA web site, it was paired with Antipolygraph. org web site. A location for pass board discussions against the polygraph, most of which was particular propositionally send offed at the APA. I then moved on to the first entity contradicting the APA in Kanables article, the NAS.NASonline. org had zipper to sell, but rather a non profit society established by an act of congress signed by Abraham capital of Nebraska in 1863 and extended by President Woodrow Wilson charged with the mission of providing separatist objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology. It definitely carried some(a) weight in legitimacy, but to be sure it was not a bias informant about this topic, I search its s ite database for this bad-tempered topic, and although it spoke about the technology of the polygraph, it made no specific look up of the APA itself.I was unable to do the same of the APA site as you had to be a paying member to access their database. I felt the NAS response to the APA research was legitimate coinciding with their purpose. What about the NACVSA? It turns out they are a direct competitor of the APA. Upon arriving at the CVSA1. com web site, it was immediately obvious in their allure of CVSA software and training. Also solicited were funding assistance through and through grants from both Walmart and tooshie to purchase the technology. They tried to hide behind government looking signs and symbols to appear more official.They covered the bases offering insight of cases solved by their technology, who was using their technology, and the history of their technology. They would repeatedly indicate their direct support from the National Institute for Truth Verificatio n. Of course this institute must be official and have a web site. A Google turned up nothing for the NITV, and any mention of them would link you to the CVSA1. com web site. An attempt at Wikipedia also only had them listed as a vendor and tied to the NACVSA.Returning to the CVSA1 website for further investigation, I noticed in small print in the corner the following, the NITV is the manufacturer and sole witnesser for the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer. That certainly did explain their avid support of the CVSA technology. One last scroll through all the sites having mention of the NITV, I noticed a Government site with their mention. Eforia. bis. doc. gov. was a public posting of government documents from the department of commerce. It displayed 11 charges against the NITV of punishable exportation as a private business. So much for that.Realizing I only had information from either the biased private businesses of technology, or the apparently unbiased sources of government doc uments and a science society founded by congress, I now wanted to find others with something to say about the polygraph. I went back to the school library database with a refinement for only magazines and newspapers. First was a eye catching title of an article in the Atlantic monthly by Alan Berlow called The Wrong Man. I gave accounts of cases leading to the conviction and ultimate carrying out of death sentences of what would turn out to be discovered as wrongful conviction down the road.The tie with the polygraph came in that the results of the polygraphs, although not allowable in court, did find in agreement with what resulted in their convictions, even in contradiction of there being no physical evidence. This article revealed why the DA in one of those cases was so adamant in ignoring the lack of evidence for guilt and continuing till a conviction. He had friendship of, and was influenced by, the non admissible results of the polygraph. The Wall pathway Journal offered opposite perspectives on the polygraph. In 2003, an Article by Sharon Begley called Inertia, Hope, Morality, score TKOs in Bouts with self-colored Science.The dispute with the polygraph was no different then others but with her particular method and terminology of expression. The second Wall Street Journal article, For The Polygraph enigma Lie Detectors Arent Perfect But convicted Sex Offenders Concede, They May Be wide Enough, by Laurie P. Cohen. Although alluding to a positive use for the polygraph in spite of its controversy, I doubted the weight of this perspective as the only source of data was that of those who were convicted. It has no opposite data of those who were not convicted.I didnt pack either article as being to far out of bounce as the Wall Street Journal is widely known as quite reputable, whether you agree with a particular article or not. So I then narrowed my search to the immediate locality, and took an article from the conducting wire &038 Gazette. It was a General interest periodical in 1989 with no specific author. It was merely stating a factual outcome of the Massachusetts Supreme courtroom having ruled the polygraph test as inadmissible in this state. My research into the polygraph, although reasonably informative about its accuracy, was far more revealing about the source of opinions about the polygraph.My research resulted in verification of exactly what the assignment intended. The aim to investigate and verify the legitimacy of expressed information before judge it as factual evidence of what you are researching. Annotated Bibliography Kanable, Rebecca. The Truth Surrounding Lie Detection Technology. Law Enforcement Technology, Aug 2010, Vol. 37 Issue 8 p60-67, An article that reveals the uses and allowances of the polygraph in our law enforcement system, legal system, and employment system. Barlow, Alan. The Wrong Man The Atlantic periodical Nov. 1999 Vol. 84, Issue 5 p66-91 Article telling three separate stories of h ow the polygraph had an irrelevant influence on the outcome of three murder trials. Begley, Sharon. Inertia, Hope, Morality grade TKOs in Bouts with Solid Science. Wall Street Journal, N. Y. 6 June 2003 B. 1. AN anti polygraph writing reinforcing public opinion about the deprave Of the polygraph and its lack of agreeable legitimacy for use in trial court. Cohen, Laurie P. The Polygraph enigma Lie Detectors Arent Perfect But, Convicted Sex Offenders Concede, They May Be Good Enough. Wall Street Journal, N. Y. 22 Mar. 208 A. 1. This article explores a remote opening night of some positive outcome for polygraph use. Unfortunately it an opinion piece and rigorously based on speculation from a partial perspective. Court Rules Polygraph examen Not Admissible Telegram &038 Gazette, Worcester, MA. 12 Dec. 1989 C7 Globe Newspaper confederacy Inc. General Interest Periodicals U. S. This newspaper clip is a simple financial statement of a judicial finding. American Polygraph Associa tion www. polygraph. org Update 2012This is a in camera owned web site for the purpose of self promoting propaganda and compendium of services. G. W. Maschke. c/o www. antipolygraph. org Copyright 2000-2013 A web site created for the purposes of providing a message board for those who want to explain there experience with the polygraph technology. Alternately utilise as a data collection point for anti polygraph propaganda. National Academy of Sciences www. nasonline. org Copyright 2013 A site for the release of information provided by the society of elected scholars for this organization that was created by congress to service humanity.National Association of Computerized Voice Stress Analysis www. cvsa1. com Copyright 2013 Another site for the solicitation of a product used for lie detection and the services this connector can provide. Bureau of Industry and Security Export Enforcement BIS Public affairs Aug. 2008 www. eforia. bis. doc. gov Just the simple display of actual co urt released documents about the 11 charges brought against the vendor NITV for the illegal export of lie detection devices to foreign governments.