The following article was originally printed in AAPP's Police Polygraph Digest.
Editor Comment: Doing a good job and having integrity does not exempt any of us from possible litigation. That is not something to fear, but it is something to have in the frontal lobe as you handle your professional affairs.
Polygraphist Liability Exposure by Robert A. Badgley, Esq.
** the previously posted non-working link has been corrected as of 6/11/09 **
Many thanks to Melanie Javens of Complete Equity Markets (800.323.6234 ext. 460) for submitting this article to Real Polygraph and also to Mr. Badgley and AAPP for permission to reprint.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Polygraph in the News - 5/26/2009 (Special Focus - Legal Issues)
The following are articles in which Polygraph is playing an important role in the World. (Article descriptions are mine)
** Please note that many news sources archive/move their articles after a certain period of time. If a story link no longer works, this may be what happened.
** Please note that many news sources archive/move their articles after a certain period of time. If a story link no longer works, this may be what happened.
- A current criminal case in Minnesota, State vs Dressel, involves a confession obtained after taking a polygraph examination. The defense attempted to have the confession tied to the polygraph and make the confession inadmissible. This was denied but is being appealed. This is a potentially precedent setting case and should be on our radar, especially for law enforcement examiners. I found two articles discussing the finer details of this case.
http://www.minnlawyer.com/article.cfm/2009/05/25/Polygraphs-Nothing-but-the-truth http://motionofdiscovery.blogspot.com/2009/05/voluntary-statements-made-during.html
- Wendi Boutiette, an Oregon coach charged with sex abuse, has filed a motion to have her NDI polygraph results admitted into evidence.
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2009/05/22/news/doc4a158d5a7261c840367404.txt
- Former football star Michael Vick was released today from prison after serving time related to illegal dog fighting and animal cruelty. What shouldn't be missed about this is that Vick's polygraph test, which he failed, was one influencing factor in his sentencing and decision that he was not as separated from the illegal activities as his plea agreement stated. And a side benefit of that is that enough attention was brought to the subject that the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act was upgraded to include stronger sentencing for this type of crime. The following article provides an overview of the case.
http://www.examiner.com/x-8898-Oklahoma-City-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2009m5d20-BREAKING-NEWS-Michael-Vicks-release-from-prison-a-dog-gone-shame
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Polygraph in the News - 5/19/2009
Survivor contestant 'Coach' Ben Wade hands Jeff Probst polygraph results of a lie detector test performed by John Grogan.
** Please note that many news sources archive/move their articles/videos after a certain period of time. If a story or video link no longer works, this may be what happened.
Editor's Comments:
I was out of the office on Monday. I returned today to find my in-box filled with emails about the Polygraph Test Results on the final Survivor show. It appears that John Grogan performed a polygraph test on contestant Ben Wade. Ben presented the written results on the live television show as a surprise for Jeff Probst. Rather than give you the running list of polygraph articles this week, I've decided to highlight what I've found regarding the show.
In case you did not watch Survivor and want to see the part in question, I found the following clip on YouTube. You can forward to 3:05 into the clip...that is where they start the story on 'coach' Ben Wade.
I found many discussion groups and blogs discussing this story. The most extensive seems to be the actual CBS Survivor Forums. On the show, Probst said that he would be "calling him after the show" referring to John Grogan. I wonder if he will do that. By the way, this is not some obscure reality show that no one will watch or believe in, this is Primetime television and one of the most watched reality shows of all time. Anyone still feel like we don't need to be more involved in media relations and how polygraph is portrayed on tv? As you read the forum posts, take special note of all the blatantly incorrect impressions and information on polygraph.
http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/list/51738.page
A discussion has begun in this regard on the polygraph place examiner's only private forum and I hope you'll join in the discussion. I would especially like to see discussion on what we as a profession can do to better represent real polygraph on television and to the media in general.
http://www.polygraphplace.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi
** Please note that many news sources archive/move their articles/videos after a certain period of time. If a story or video link no longer works, this may be what happened.
Editor's Comments:
I was out of the office on Monday. I returned today to find my in-box filled with emails about the Polygraph Test Results on the final Survivor show. It appears that John Grogan performed a polygraph test on contestant Ben Wade. Ben presented the written results on the live television show as a surprise for Jeff Probst. Rather than give you the running list of polygraph articles this week, I've decided to highlight what I've found regarding the show.
In case you did not watch Survivor and want to see the part in question, I found the following clip on YouTube. You can forward to 3:05 into the clip...that is where they start the story on 'coach' Ben Wade.
I found many discussion groups and blogs discussing this story. The most extensive seems to be the actual CBS Survivor Forums. On the show, Probst said that he would be "calling him after the show" referring to John Grogan. I wonder if he will do that. By the way, this is not some obscure reality show that no one will watch or believe in, this is Primetime television and one of the most watched reality shows of all time. Anyone still feel like we don't need to be more involved in media relations and how polygraph is portrayed on tv? As you read the forum posts, take special note of all the blatantly incorrect impressions and information on polygraph.
http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/list/51738.page
A discussion has begun in this regard on the polygraph place examiner's only private forum and I hope you'll join in the discussion. I would especially like to see discussion on what we as a profession can do to better represent real polygraph on television and to the media in general.
http://www.polygraphplace.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi
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