HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - During an armed robbery trial in late October, defense attorney Jake Watson mentioned in cross-examination that his client had offered to take a polygraph test. Huntsville Police ...

Judge rules test showing Beau M. Carr had no intention to carry out alleged plot at Washington's Three Rivers Valley Mall is admissible.

Eighty years ago this week, inventor Leonarde Keeler proudly proclaimed his expert testimony before a Wisconsin jury to be “a signal victory for those who believe in scientific crime detection.” One ...

From schlocky daytime TV (Did you cheat on your girlfriend?) to police interrogations (Did you shoot him?), the old-fashioned polygraph is still considered a reliable way to get to the truth by many ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly insisting that Pentagon officials undergo random polygraph tests as he continues ...

Not all security clearance applications require a polygraph, but when they are necessary, it helps to know what you're getting into. According to William Henderson, a retired federal clearance ...

July 14 -- Rep. Gary Condit believes the independent polygraph exam he passed proves he was not involved in the disappearance of missing intern Chandra Levy. But while often accurate, polygraphs are ...

(CN) — The federal government cannot force a convicted sex offender facing "authentic danger of self-incrimination" to take a polygraph test on past sex crimes, the 10th Circuit ruled Tuesday. Brian ...

Ford testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday As Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused President Donald Trump‘s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, ...

Christopher Talbot thought he would make a great police officer. He was 29 years old, fit, and had a clean background record. Talbot had military experience, including a tour of Iraq as a US Marine, ...

Pressure is mounting to reduce standards so that we can hire more Border Patrol agents. Not a good idea. But there is a middle way that still could win out and ensure the quality of new hires, so that ...

Derry York, ex-cop and licensed polygraph examiner, offers this advice on his website: If you're going to lie, your best option is not to take the test. Don't waste time trying to learn how to beat ...