In my first article in this series on the polygraph, I introduced a bit of history about the “lie detector.” Today I’ll review some of the applications of these devices in the 20th century. A report ...

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 ...

Among the colorful, eccentric and often highly unethical characters who populate the history of the polygraph was the virtuous John Larson, who in 1920 was the only cop in America with a doctorate, ...

The polygraph test has been used for some time for things like interrogating suspects and screening government employees and police officers, but the exact science behind the polygraph is not so ...

FARGO - Rollie Rust admits he wasn't a big believer in lie detectors before he went to polygraph testing school. But after more than three decades of quizzing suspects and other subjects for ...

First of all, what is a lie detector? It’s also known as a polygraph test. In movies and TV shows, it is used to decide if a suspect is innocent or guilty. But it’s not quite that simple. Recommended ...

For months in the spring of 1921, a women’s-only private dorm at the University of California, Berkeley was rocked by a crime wave. College Hall, located on the northeastern corner of campus, where ...

Federal agencies have stepped up their efforts over the past few weeks to find potential leakers, and some — like the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense — are ...