9780309086059 - The Polygraph and Lie Detection de Committee To Review The Scientific Evidence On The Polygraph; Committee On National Statistics; Board On Behavioral, Cognitive, A... (1 résultats)

Etat : very good. Uncorr Proof Edition. First Printing. Quarto, 318, wraps, figures, references, appendices, no index in this Prepublication, Uncorrected Proof edition. The use of the polygraph in criminal investigation, employment screening, and counterintelligence. Topics covered include the theory of how the polygraph works and evidence about how deceptiveness, and other psychological conditions, affect the physiological responses that the polygraph measures; empirical evidence on the performance of the polygraph and the success of subjects' countermeasures; the use of the polygraph in the arena of national security, including its role in deterring threats to security; the difficulties of measuring polygraph accuracy, and the usefulness of the technique for aiding interrogation and for deterrence; potential alternatives, such as voice-stress analysis and brain measurement techniques.