» Lies, Damned Lies and Polygraphs
"'Tea leaves and witchcraft' are keeping hundreds of qualified, innocent people out of government jobs." By Jeff Stein. [Salon]
» Lying 'Lie Detectors'
"Bureaucratic reliance on today's fault-ridden system lets well-trained spies and terrorists penetrate our defenses." By William Safire. [New York Times] [Free subscription required.]
» Polygraph Law Resource Page
Legal documents and testimony concerning the admissibility of polygraphs in US legal system by Professor Charles R. Honts of Boise State.
» Polygraph and Lie Detection, The
Full text of report by National Academy of Sciences for US Department of Energy, finding polygraphs too inaccurate to be relied on in security screening.
» Polygraphs and the National Labs: Dangerous Ruse Undermines National Security
"The scientists at the national laboratories are willing to sacrifice some of their constitutional protections for meaningful benefits to security, but they are unwilling to do so for nonsense." By Alan Zelicoff. [Skeptical Inquirer]
» Polygraphs: Worse Than Useless
Editorial criticizing US government reliance on polygraphs by senior scientist with the Center for National Security and Arms Control, Alan Zelikoff. [Washington Post]
» Scientists Attack Polygraph's Accuracy
"Polygraph tests used by nearly every federal national-security agency as a screening tool will flag loyal workers as security risks and free actual spies from suspicion, a panel of top scientists reported Tuesday." By Ian Hoffman. [Oakland Trib
» Scientists Give the Lie to Polygraph Testing
"Polygraph testing for national security screening is little more than junk science, with results so inaccurate that they tend to be counterproductive, according to a long-awaited report released Tuesday by the National Academy of Sciences." By
» Telling the Truth About Lie Detectors
"A long-time law enforcement favorite, the lie detector, now finds itself sweating the hot lights of scientific inquiry." By Dan Vergano. [USA Today]
» The Truth About Polygraphs?
"Convicted CIA spy Aldrich H. Ames attacks the use of polygraph examinations as 'pseudoscience,' saying he knows from experience that they do not work in counterintelligence investigations." By Vernon Loeb. [Washington Post]
» The Truth about the Polygraph
"It's junk science, but proponents say it can be a useful tool in interrogations, and even a deterrent." By Susan McCarthy. [Salon]
