Legal & Policy Studies
Overview
Legal and policy studies examine the admissibility of polygraph evidence in courts, the regulatory framework governing polygraph use, ethical considerations in testing, and the intersection of polygraph science with civil liberties. This category bridges the gap between scientific research and real-world application.
Polygraph admissibility varies dramatically by jurisdiction. In the United States, the Daubert v. Merrell Dow (1993) standard requires scientific evidence to be based on testable, peer-reviewed methodology with known error rates. Most U.S. federal courts exclude polygraph evidence under this standard, though some state courts admit it. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (1988) prohibits most private-sector polygraph testing.
Legal studies often analyze court decisions, legislative history, and policy frameworks rather than conducting empirical experiments. When they do include empirical data, it is typically drawn from meta-analyses or government reviews. Consider the jurisdiction and legal system (common law vs. civil law) when evaluating the applicability of findings.
Research Landscape
All 100 Studies
Damned If You Don’t: Public Perceptions of Polygraph Testing and Suspect Willingness to Be Tested
Gordon Barnes · Legal and Criminological Psychology
Survey of 302 individuals found the average public rating of polygraph accuracy was 71% for detecting deception and 67% for…
High-Risk AI Systems—Lie Detection Application
Konstantinos Kalodanis, Panagiotis Rizomiliotis, Georgios… · Future Internet
AI lie detection systems at borders qualify as high-risk under EU AI Act requirements. Analysis of iBorderCtrl revealed 75% claimed…
Law on Using Polygraph in Lithuania – Latest Developments and its Impact
Laimutis Kraujalis · European Polygraph
Lithuania's Defense Ministry proposed expanding polygraph use beyond traditional law enforcement to include private sector security screening and foreign national…
Lithuanian govt in favor of polygraph tests for risky aliens, company business reps
Karolina Ambrazaitytė · European Polygraph
Lithuania's Defence Ministry proposed allowing polygraph testing for three new categories: private company employees with classified access, candidates for intelligence…
Pengaturan Hukum Penggunaan Detektor Kebohongan (Lie Detector/ Polygraph) dalam Proses Hukum Acara Pidana
I Made Deni Dwi Nuarthawan,… · Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat dan Riset Pendidikan
Polygraph results cannot serve as independent evidence in Indonesian criminal proceedings due to absence of clear legal basis and potential…
Positioning and Standardization Pathways of Polygraph Technology in Judicial Proof
Zeng Demei · Journal of Sociology and Education
Polygraph technology should serve an auxiliary rather than determinative role in judicial proof, requiring standardization across technical protocols, personnel qualifications,…
Prerequisites and challenges of the use of information obtained through a polygraph as evidence in criminal proceedings
A. O. Hachkevych, S. V.… · Uzhhorod National University Herald. Series: Law
The study identifies two fundamental regulatory deficiencies: the absence of legislatively defined methodologies for psychophysiological examinations and the lack of…
PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN THE APPLICATION OF PROFILING AND LIE DETECTION METHODS: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND LEGISLATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
O.V. DOMNINA · СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ ПРОФАЙЛИНГА И ДЕТЕКЦИИ ЛЖИ В ЮРИДИЧЕСКОЙ ПРАКТИКЕ И ПСИХОЛОГИИ: ВЫЗОВЫ, ДОСТИЖЕНИЯ, БУДУЩЕЕ
The study identifies substantial gaps and contradictions in Russian legislation governing profiling and polygraph examination, finding divergence between Russian practice…
Psychophysiological Studies Involving the Use of Polygraph: Possibilities and Limitations Within the Framework of Criminal Proceedings (on the 50th Anniversary of Legalization of Polygraph Use in Russia)
Elizaveta G. Borodina, Yaroslava V.… · Forensics analyst
The paper addresses ongoing controversy over polygraph admissibility in Russian courts despite 50 years of official use, defending the scientific…
The Legal Status of the Polygraph in Germany
Thorsten Floren · European Polygraph
German courts have maintained a seven-decade legal barrier against polygraph use in criminal proceedings, with reasoning evolving from constitutional objections…
The Truth about Lie Detection Test: Admissibility of Expert Evidence on Polygraph
Subhash Chandra Singh ·
The paper analyzes major evidentiary standards governing polygraph admissibility, including the transition from the Frye general acceptance test to the…
Use of the Polygraph during Interrogation: Procedural, Forensic, and Psychological Issues
Diana Serhieieva · Herald of criminal justice
International jurisprudence demonstrates polygraphs are inadmissible as independent evidence but may serve as auxiliary pre-trial tools. Specialist reports must use…
Використання в доказуванні результатів досліджень, проведених із застосуванням поліграфа
А. Г. Вуйма, В. О.… · Bulletin of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs
The study concludes that polygraph results are probabilistic in nature and cannot serve as conclusive evidence without strict procedural controls,…
Assessing the Reliability and Evidentiary Value of Polygraph Tests
Md. Imran Wahab, IPS - · International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
The review concludes that polygraph tests lack the scientific reliability necessary for use as definitive legal evidence. While proponents cite…
Borderline decisions?: Lack of justification for automatic deception detection at EU borders
Daniel Minkin, Lou Therese Brandner · TATuP - Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis
The analysis reveals ADDS lacks scientific justification for deployment: microexpressions appear equally in liars and truth-tellers, validation data is inadequate…
March/April Issue: Deception
· Anthropology News
Leading polygraph experts testified against each other in federal court; the author's training revealed that supposedly objective scoring rules proved…
Prueba pericial psicológica sobre la credibilidad del testimonio en víctimas de violaciones sexuales [Psychological expert evidence on the credibility of testimony of rape victims]
Kevin Cristopher Carrasco-Azogue, Gabriela Anahí… · Verdad y Derecho. Revista Arbitrada de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales
Psychological credibility assessments focusing on coherence and emotional congruence can support testimony veracity while minimizing bias and preventing victim re-traumatization…
The Effectiveness of The Polygraph Instrument (Lie Detector) As Evidance In Court
Hawwa Saqinah Fersa · Andalas Law Journal
Polygraph results occupy an auxiliary evidentiary position in Indonesian courts—permitted to assist judges but excluded from primary evidence status under…
The Problem of Establishment of a Special Psychophysiological Study with the Use of a Polygraph as a Separate Criminal Intelligence and Surveillance Activity Within the Framework of Relevant Problems of Polygraph Use in Internal Affairs Agencies
Dmitry V. Belykh-Silaev · Juridical Psychology
The paper identifies gaps in current Russian legislation regarding the formal classification of polygraph-based SPPR as a distinct operational-surveillance activity,…
The use of a polygraph in the investigation of criminal offences: problems of tactics and legal regulation
O.V. Kurman, A.R. Balybina · Analytical and Comparative Jurisprudence
The research revealed dual judicial approaches in Ukraine—some courts recognize polygraph evidence while others reject it entirely—and identified three pending…
ДЕЯКІ ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ ПОЛІГРАФА У КРИМІНАЛЬНОМУ ПРОВАДЖЕННІ В УКРАЇНІ ТА СВІТІ
Юлія МАРІНА · Naukovyy Visnyk Dnipropetrovs kogo Derzhavnogo Universytety Vnutrishnikh Sprav
Ukrainian courts demonstrate inconsistent approaches to polygraph evidence admissibility, with some courts recognizing forensic psychophysiological examinations as valid evidence while…
Keberadaan Lie Detector dalam Pembuktian Tindak Pidana
Nida Aidatu · Jurnal Justice Aswaja
Lie detector evidence is not recognized as primary evidence in Indonesian criminal trials but can be admitted as expert testimony…
Legal principles of polygraph use in the field of corruption prevention: international experience
Albul Serhii, Vladyslav Shendryk, Oleksandr… · Cuestiones Políticas
The study identifies diverse international approaches to polygraph regulation in corruption prevention, with Japan operating approximately 70 polygraph examiners across…
PENGGUNAAN POLIGRAF (LIE DETECTOR) DALAM PEMBUKTIAN PERKARA PERSETUBUHAN ANAK
Agnada Risma Melati, Ismawati Septiningsih · Verstek
Polygraph evidence in the Indonesian child sexual assault case was deemed admissible as documentary evidence under Article 184(1) KUHAP, but…
Polygraph Testing in Criminal Proceedings: A Legal and Criminological-Psychological Analysis Based on its Use in Belgium
Martin Lore; Dries Van Daele · European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
Belgium represents a unique case in Western Europe by formally codifying polygraph use in criminal investigations at a time when…
Polygraph Testing in Criminal Proceedings: Safe and Sound or Swimming Against the Tide? A Legal and Criminological-Psychological Analysis Based on its Use in Belgium
Martin Lore; Dries Van Daele · European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
Belgium performs over 300 Comparison Question Tests annually for serious offenses including murder, rape, theft, and arson, operated by five…
State v. Pierce: Refining the Standard for the Admission of Polygraph Evidence
Anton L. Jackson · Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that polygraph evidence is inherently unreliable and therefore inadmissible at sentencing, including in sex offender…
The influence of false evidence ploy variants on perceptions of coercion and deception
Pond · Journal of Forensic Psychology: Research and Practice
Participants failed to distinguish between the FEP and bluff tactics in terms of deceptiveness or coercion, and neither deception type…
When do people lie, for whom, and why? : Altruistic lying in an alibi corroboration context
Stéphanie B. Marion ·
Explicit requests doubled false corroboration rates (49% vs 26%). Pre-existing friends received false alibis 41% of the time versus 18%…
ADMISSIBILITY AND EVIDENCE OF THE RESULTS OF THE CONDUCTED PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH WITH THE USE OF A POLYGRAPH
O.I. Berezhnyi, D.M. Bukhova · Juridical scientific and electronic journal
Ukrainian courts demonstrate inconsistent approaches to polygraph admissibility, with some accepting forensic psychological examination conclusions as valid evidence while appellate…
Bayesian Persuasion with Lie Detection
Florian Ederer, Weicheng Min ·
The Sender lies more when lie detection probability increases. Below a critical threshold, equilibrium payoffs are unaffected because the Sender…
Deception in Police Interrogations
Steven J. Ellwanger · Justice, Crime, and Ethics
U.S. courts have consistently upheld police deception as constitutionally permissible under most circumstances, though research shows these tactics contribute to…
Polygraph Testing and Social Intolerance: A Warning to Examiners Outside of the United States
Frank S. Horvath; Robert Peters · European Polygraph
Testing applicants for social intolerance represents a dangerous expansion from behavioral screening to thought-screening that could encourage efforts to prohibit…
Should Blind Evaluation of Polygraph Charts Be a Mandatory Procedure in Evidentiary Examinations?
Marcin Gołaszewski · European Polygraph
Empirical research demonstrates that prior information about examinees influences polygraph chart interpretation through confirmation bias. The paper advocates for mandatory…
The emergence of “truth machines”?: Artificial intelligence approaches to lie detection
Jo Ann Oravec · Ethics and Information Technology
The paper's central argument is that HR managers should cease using technologically-based lie detection systems entirely and work to foster…
Not 'very English' – on the use of the polygraph by the penal system in England and Wales
Kotsoglou, K.N., Oswald, M. · The Journal of Criminal Law
All arguments used by proponents to justify state polygraph use fail when subjected to detailed critique, and FOI research revealed…
Social Intolerance: A Dangerous and Mistaken Approach to Polygraph Testing for Positions of Trust: Response to Nelson and Handler
Peters, R., Horvath, F. · American Polygraph Association Magazine
Testing for social intolerance is highly objectionable and likely to encourage efforts to prohibit polygraph testing, especially internationally, with concerns…
THE POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION FROM THE LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
Liviu Alexandru Lascu · AGORA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF JURIDICAL SCIENCES
Polygraph examinations in Romania serve investigative functions including suspect elimination and statement verification, but require proper expert certification and must…
Zombie forensics: the use of the polygraph and the integrity of the criminal justice system in England and Wales
Kotsoglou, K.N. · International Journal of Evidence & Proof
The study concludes that polygraph use in probation creates a detrimental contradiction to legal order integrity, as it relies on…
5 Costs and Consequences of Deception, Coercion, and False Confessions: The Norfolk Four
· Understanding Police Interrogation
All four wrongfully convicted sailors passed polygraph tests but were falsely told they failed; extended interrogations of 8-11 hours produced…
A Study on the Development of the Admissibility of Polygraph Tests in India
Karthik Subramaniam · SSRN Electronic Journal
Both American and Indian legal systems have adopted highly restrictive positions on polygraph admissibility—the U.S. based primarily on scientific unreliability…
Polygraph lie detector tests: can they really stop criminals reoffending?
Lara Warmelink ·
Polygraphs show 80-90% accuracy but are far from foolproof. UK pilot data showed polygraphed sex offenders made twice as many…
Technologies in the twilight zone: early lie detectors, machine learning and reformist legal realism
Oswald, M. · International Review of Law, Computers & Technology
The study reveals a dual-system phenomenon where polygraphs were consistently excluded from courtrooms under the Frye standard yet flourished in…
THE ADMISSIBILITY OF POLYGRAPH TEST AS EVIDENCE
Muzaffar Syah Mallow · Proceedings of SOCIOINT 2020- 7th International Conference on Education and Education of Social Sciences
The paper identifies significant jurisdictional variation in polygraph admissibility standards, with some courts maintaining per se exclusion while others admit…
THE USE OF A POLYGRAPH DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF MURDERS INVOLVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
K. Shapoval · Theory and Practice of Forensic Science and Criminalistics
The study concluded that polygraph use in criminal proceedings, particularly for domestic violence murder investigations, has practical application potential and…
THE USE OF POLYGRAPH TESTING RESULTS IN CRIMINAL CASE PROVING
Vladimir V. Semenov · Russian investigator
Polygraph results occupy an ambiguous position in Russian criminal evidence law—usable by investigators and potentially admissible through expert testimony, but…
Trying an Accused Serial Sexual Harasser for Libel in a US Civil Court
Jonathan J. Shuster; Mark Handler · European Polygraph
The paper provides a blueprint for collaboration between victims, polygraph experts, statisticians, and attorneys to litigate libel suits using hypothesis-testing…
Uncovering Credibility
Julia Simon-Kerr · The Oxford Handbook of Law and Humanities
Evidence law relies on a false equivalence between detecting liars and determining who should be believed, using status-based proxies for…
Appendix B. State Supreme Court Decisions for Polygraph Evidence
· Black Robes, White Coats
The appendix reveals highly inconsistent treatment of polygraph evidence across state supreme courts, with jurisdictions adopting per se bans, stipulation…
Why refugee visa credibility assessments lack credibility: a critical discourse analysis
Laura Smith-Khan · Griffith Law Review
Credibility assessments rely on flawed language ideologies that assign sole authorship to asylum seekers while erasing the roles of interpreters,…
Об аморальности обмана как средства получения достоверных показаний
С.Н. Чурилов · Вестник МГПУ. Серия Юридические науки
The paper concludes that any transmission of false information to an interrogated person should be considered deception and is morally…
British and American Interrogation Strategies
Lydia Sear, Tom Williamson · Interviewing and Deception
British interrogation reform following PACE 1984 created a fundamental philosophical divide from American practice, with England and Wales developing an…
Does the Law Circumvent Justice from Being Served?
Tuvya T. Amsel · European Polygraph
The study likely identifies specific ways in which legal procedures may circumvent or obstruct the proper administration of justice.
Lie Detection and the Law
Andrew Balmer ·
The polygraph persists in legal systems not through scientific validity but through strategic management of uncertainty and migration to less-regulated…
Perceptions and Misunderstandings of Polygraph Testing - Comparison between Police Officers and College Students -
박희정 · 치안정책연구
Police officers believed polygraph tests were accurate and trustworthy, whereas college students displayed contrasting skeptical perceptions. Students expressed concerns that…
The exclusionary toolkit
Andrew Balmer · Lie Detection and the Law
Courts employ a systematic 'exclusionary toolkit' of legal strategies to exclude polygraph evidence, constructing and deploying scientific uncertainty through challenges…
The polygraph machine in the United States criminal courts
Andrew Balmer · Lie Detection and the Law
The three-category heuristic for polygraph admissibility obscures significant complexity in how courts negotiate scientific uncertainty, with polygraph evidence following different…
UTILIZATION OF POLYGRAPH IN ORDER TO QUALIFY SUBJECTIVE ASPECT OF PERPETRATOR OF A PROHIBITED ACT
Bartosz Hancewicz · Acta Iuris Stetinensis
Polygraph examinations are legally permissible in Poland under Article 199a to help assess defendant mental states, though results serve as…
Who Speaks for Neuroscience? Neuroimaging Evidence and Courtroom Expertise
Jane Campbell Moriarty · Case Western Reserve Law Review
The paper identifies that no clear standard exists for determining which medical or scientific professionals are qualified to interpret neuroimaging…
Abracadabra, hocus pocus, same song, different chorus: The newest iteration of the science of lie detection
Leonetti, C. · Richmond Journal of Law and Technology
All emerging lie detection technologies (ODT, ERP, fMRI) fail to meet scientific standards for forensic use because they measure indirect…
Examinee Assessment of Distress Caused by Polygraph Examination
Barbara Leśniak; Marek Leśniak · European Polygraph
The study provides empirical data on examinee-reported distress levels during polygraph examinations, addressing legal and ethical concerns about the arduousness…
The Polygraph in the English Courts
Jacqueline Elton · The Journal of Criminal Law
The paper argues there is little English case law preventing polygraph use and that comparative reliability analysis suggests polygraphs may…
A megbízhatósági vizsgálatok története: egy új jogintézmény útja
Balázs Dékány · Belügyi Szemle
The paper traces the legislative development and implementation of integrity testing in Hungary rather than presenting empirical research findings.
DECEPTION DETECTION TECHNIQUES USING POLYGRAPH IN TRIALS: CURRENT STATUS AND SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
· Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice
The review found that the GKT was more theoretically sound and effective than the CQT, and that juror-eligible individuals varied…
Examiner Approach and its Impact on Polygraph Results
Tuvya T. Amsel · European Polygraph
Interrogative examiner approaches aimed at extracting confessions rather than diagnostic truth assessment significantly compromise polygraph validity and can lead to…
LEGAL ASPECTS OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES USING POLYGRAPH IN ANTICORRUPTION POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
A. V. Lugovoy · Polythematic Online Scientific Journal of Kuban State Agrarian University
Russian courts do not recognize polygraph results as meeting evidentiary standards, yet federal agencies continue using psychophysiological examinations for personnel…
On the possibility of using a polygraph to take testimony in court proceedings
Asiya O. Mashovets · Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta
The analysis identified significant gaps in Russian legal regulation of polygraph testing, with courts facing uncertain standards for admissibility and…
Polygraph legal issues
Gordon L. Vaughan · Fundamentals of Polygraph Practice
Polygraph admissibility varies dramatically by jurisdiction, from per se exclusion in most federal and state courts to permissive admission in…
Polygraphs and 280 Wrongful Conviction Exonerations
Morrison M. Bonpasse · ResearchGate
Across 281 wrongful conviction exoneration cases, polygraphs correctly pointed toward the truth in approximately 80% of completed examinations; 100% of…
Professional Sexual Misconduct: The Role of the Polygraph in Independent Comprehensive Evaluation
Kendall W. Shull · Journal of Medical Regulation
In 56% of polygraphed cases, important new information about sexual boundary problems was uncovered that had not been elicited through…
Public Law 100 – 347
· Fundamentals of Polygraph Practice
The Act prohibits private sector employers from requiring, using, or basing employment decisions on lie detector tests, with narrow exemptions…
The Admissibility of Polygraph Test Results
Park, Jung-Hun · Journal of hongik law review
Park argues that South Korean courts should reconsider the categorical inadmissibility of polygraph evidence established in 1979, noting that polygraph…
The comparative advantages of brain-based lie detection
John Danaher · The International Journal of Evidence & Proof
P300 CIT could serve as a credible signaling mechanism in pre-trial bargaining, allowing innocent defendants to distinguish themselves from guilty…
Victim Credibility Interview
Bradley A. Campbell, Tasha A.… · PsycTESTS Dataset
In the absence of corroborating evidence, victim credibility was the most critical factor in arrest and prosecution decisions, with extralegal…
80 Proposals to STOP Wrongful Convictions: Before the End of This Decade
Morrison M. Bonpasse · Book
The book estimates approximately 40,000 actually innocent individuals are incarcerated in the U.S. at any given time, and proposes that…
Deception in Police Interrogation
· Justice, Crime, and Ethics
The authors identified eight types of deceptive interrogation tactics routinely used and judicially accepted, argued that deception in interrogation increases…
Deception in the interrogation room
Cynthia J. Najdowski, Catherine L.… · PsycEXTRA Dataset
Courts permit extensive deception during interrogations, including fabricating evidence, but draw lines at misrepresenting legal rights. Legal boundaries remain unclear…
False Confessions
· Encyclopedia of Deception
Polygraph examiners interpret ambiguous charts as indicating deception when told suspects confessed; false claims of polygraph failure have caused documented…
Jurors' perceptions and decisions related to polygraph examinations during police interrogation
William Douglas Woody, Charles R.… · PsycEXTRA Dataset
The study likely found that polygraph evidence significantly influences juror perceptions even when jurors are aware of its limitations, with…
Polygraph examination in analysis of evidence
Jerzy Konieczny · European Polygraph
The paper provides a systematic framework for understanding polygraph results in relation to fundamental concepts in evidence law and forensic…
Ranking of States by Frequency of Wrongful Convictions and Exonerations with spreadsheets
Morrison M. Bonpasse · ResearchGate
The District of Columbia ranked worst overall with 15.5 wrongful convictions per million population and an average of 20.9 years…
Results of Polygraph Examinations: Direct or Circumstantial Evidence?
Jan Stefan Widacki · European Polygraph
Polygraph results are classified as circumstantial evidence requiring logical inference rather than direct evidence, which helps explain judicial resistance to…
The use of a polygraph as the means of collecting evidence in the legislation of Republic of Serbia
Dragana Lazic · Pravo - teorija i praksa
Serbian law provides incomplete regulation of polygraph testing, with basic procedural questions remaining unresolved. The polygraph is characterized as a…
Considering the Legal Applications of Polygraph Test Results
Yong Chul Park · Korean Journal Of Criminology
Park concludes that polygraph results should be completely inadmissible in Korean courts, as they lack scientific reliability, violate adversarial principles,…
Current FBI Polygraph/Interrogation Practices Puts the Actually Innocent at Risk of False Confession
Charles Robert Honts · PsycEXTRA Dataset
Under FBI polygraph policies, only 17% of actually innocent people avoid interrogation, meaning 83% of the innocent are subjected to…
Decision Making Conditioned by Radical Uncertainty: Credibility Assessment at the Australian Refugee Review Tribunal
T. Luker · International Journal of Refugee Law
Decision-makers acknowledged operating under radical uncertainty where it is impossible to know definitively if claims are credible. The study proposes…
fMRI Lie Detection Validity and Admissibility as Evidence in Court and Applicability of the Court's Ruling to Polygraph Testing
James Allan Matte · European Polygraph
The Sixth Circuit's rejection of fMRI lie detection in Semrau established the first appellate precedent against brain-based deception detection, emphasizing…
How occupational psychology helped scupper Mrs Thatcher and the polygraph: A lesson in exerting influence at the right time
Clive Fletcher · OP Matters
The 1986 BPS working group, chaired by Fletcher, concluded that polygraph-based techniques were unscientific and unlikely to be acceptable in…
The forensic confirmation bias: Problems, perspectives, and proposed solutions
Kassin, S. M., Dror, I.… · Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Confessions and contextual information trigger confirmation bias that corrupts both lay witness perceptions and expert judgments across all major forensic…
Using Brain Imaging for Lie Detection: Where Science, Law and Research Policy Collide
Daniel D. Langleben; Jane Campbell… · Psychology, Public Policy, and Law
Reviewed 76–90% accuracy range under controlled conditions but noted substantial translational gaps between lab and forensic settings. Called for more…
Detecting Deception (book chapter)
Jane Campbell Moriarty · Neuroimaging in Forensic Psychiatry: From the Clinic to the Courtroom
The chapter concludes that while fMRI studies identified consistent neural correlates of deception in controlled laboratory settings, the technology in…
Lie-Detection, Neuroscience, and the Law of Evidence
Frederick Schauer · SSRN Electronic Journal
The paper's central thesis is that the Daubert standard inappropriately conflates scientific and legal standards, and that 'bad science' might…
Badania poligraficzne jako metoda weryfikacji wersji śledczych
Herbowski, P. ·
Polygraph examination results have primarily investigative rather than evidentiary significance, serving to eliminate inaccurate investigative scenarios and narrow the focus…
Brain fingerprint or lie detector: does Canada's polygraph jurisprudence apply to emerging forensic neuroscience technologies?
Soren Frederiksen · Information & Communications Technology Law
Brain fingerprinting may escape Canada's polygraph ban because it detects memory recognition rather than lying per se, creating a potential…
Fact Sheet: Deception Detection
· PsycEXTRA Dataset
The fact sheet affirmed that most psychologists and scientists agree there is little basis for the validity of polygraph tests,…
Legal Admissibility of Employee Polygraph Examinations in Poland
Michał Widacki; Aleksandra Cempura · European Polygraph
Employee polygraph examinations in Poland's private sector face significant legal obstacles absent explicit statutory authorization or genuine voluntary consent. While…
Poligráf a büntetőeljárásban
Árpád Budaházi · Belügyi Szemle
Hungarian law limits polygraph testing to the investigative phase with written consent, establishing that results serve to orient investigations and…
The influence of fMRI lie detection evidence on juror decision-making
McCabe, D. P., Castel, A.… · Behavioral Sciences and the Law
fMRI lie detection evidence increased guilty verdicts to 76% compared to 47-56% for other conditions, representing a 20-29 percentage point…
Dangerous decisions: The impact of first impressions of trustworthiness on the evaluation of legal evidence and defendant culpability
Stephen B. Porter · Psychology, Crime & Law
Untrustworthy-looking defendants were convicted of serious crimes based on less evidence and with greater confidence than comparably trustworthy-looking defendants facing…
Deception Recognition: Rethinking the Operational Commander's Approach
Denver E. McPherson ·
Military doctrine provides extensive guidance on executing deception but falls short in helping operational commanders protect against adversary deception operations.…