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It is a tool of truth for investigators and defense attorneys, but not prosecutors. Laws restrict the use of polygraphs on employees and bans lie detectors from court. It may be futile, but it is ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found itself embroiled in a rather odd situation involving polygraph tests. In April, it confirmed to NPR that it was using these tests to catch personnel ...

Introduction: Plotting the hyperbola of deception -- "A thieves' quarter, a devil's den": the birth of criminal man -- "A vast plain under a flaming sky": the ...