The Result of a Polygraph Examination as an Argument in Criminal Investigation

Abstract

"The result of polygraph examination is a testimony put forth by an expert after concluding examination on a subject who agreed to undergo the procedure. Th e subject of consideration here is only the results acquired in examinations conducted as part of criminal investigations, which implies the omission of pre-employment examinations, post-conviction sexual off ender testing (PCSOT), and other uses. Moreover, the analysis focuses on only those examinations that ended in indication that the subject of examination was deceptive as a result of the expert using one of the comparison question techniques, or as a person recognising an event in the case of applying the Concealed Information Test (CIT) technique. Nor does the study account for the results of inconclusive examinations."(...)