Fundamentals of Polygraph Practice

Donald Krapohl, Pamela Shaw

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9780128029244
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128029251
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Forensic Science
• Index: Law

Though polygraph has been the mainstay for government and police departments since World War II, it has undergone substantial transformation in recent years. Fundamentals of Polygraph Practice bridges the gap between the outmoded practices and today's validated testing and analysis protocols. The goal of this reference is to thoroughly and concisely describe the evidence-based practices of polygraphy. Coverage will include: psychophysiology, testing techniques, data collection, data analysis, ethics, polygraph law, alternate technologies and much more. This text addresses the foundational needs of polygraph students, and is written to be useful and accessible to attorneys, forensic scientists, consumers of polygraph services, and the general public. - Includes protocols and fundamentals of polygraph practice - Covers the history of lie detection, psychophysiology, data collection, techniques and testing, data analysis and much more - Authors are internationally recognized in the polygraph field

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Copyright
• Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1: A history of lie detection
• Chapter 2: Anatomy and physiology for polygraph examiners
• Chapter 3: Test question construction
• Chapter 4: Data collection
• Chapter 5: Analysis of polygraph data
• Chapter 6: Polygraph screening
• Chapter 7: Specific-issue testing techniques
• Chapter 8: Recognition tests
• Chapter 9: Scientific issues
• Chapter 10: Polygraph legal issues
• Chapter 11: Advanced topics
• Chapter 12: Alternate technologies
• Glossary
• Appendix A: Public Law 100 – 347
• Appendix B: 2015 Update to the APA 2011 meta-analytic survey of validated polygraph techniques
• Appendix C1: Confidential report
• Appendix C2: Polygraph Examination Report
• Index