Author: National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309084369 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 417
Book Description
The polygraph, often portrayed as a magic mind-reading machine, is still controversial among experts, who continue heated debates about its validity as a lie-detecting device. As the nation takes a fresh look at ways to enhance its security, can the polygraph be considered a useful tool? The Polygraph and Lie Detection puts the polygraph itself to the test, reviewing and analyzing data about its use in criminal investigation, employment screening, and counter-intelligence. The book looks at: The theory of how the polygraph works and evidence about how deceptivenessâ€"and other psychological conditionsâ€"affect the physiological responses that the polygraph measures. Empirical evidence on the performance of the polygraph and the success of subjects' countermeasures. The actual use of the polygraph in the arena of national security, including its role in deterring threats to security. The book addresses the difficulties of measuring polygraph accuracy, the usefulness of the technique for aiding interrogation and for deterrence, and includes potential alternativesâ€"such as voice-stress analysis and brain measurement techniques.
Author: Philip Houston Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1250029627 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 273
Book Description
Three former CIA officers--the world's foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior--share their techniques for spotting a lie with thrilling anecdotes from the authors' careers in counterintelligence.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities Publisher: ISBN: Category : Employee rights Languages : en Pages : 368
Author: Publisher: International Labour Organization ISBN: 9221087468 Category : AIDS (Disease) Languages : en Pages : 380
Book Description
The third of three issues on workers' privacy in industrialized countries, this volume is devoted to testing of workers and job applicants to detect alcohol and drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, genetic abnormalities, psychological characteristics and honesty.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations Publisher: ISBN: Category : Civil rights Languages : en Pages : 72
Author: Ken Alder Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 9780803224599 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 370
Book Description
In this fascinating history of the lie detector, Ken Alder exposes some persistent truths about our culture: why we long to know the secret thoughts of our fellow citizens; why we believe in popular science; and why we embrace ?truthiness.? For centuries people searched in vain for a way to unmask liars, seeking clues in the body?s outward signs: in blushing cheeks and shifty eyes. Not until the 1920s did a cop with a PhD team up with an entrepreneurial high school student and claim to have invented a foolproof machine capable of peering directly into the human heart. Scientists repudiated the technique, and judges banned its results from criminal trials, but in a few years their polygraph had transformed police work, seized headlines, and enthralled the nation.ø In this book, Alder explains why America?and only America?has embraced this mechanical method of reading the human soul. Over the course of the twentieth century, the lie detector became integral to our justice system, employment markets, and national security apparatus, transforming each into a game of bluff and bluster. The lie detector device may not reliably read the human mind, but this lively account shows that the instrument?s history offers a unique window into the American soul.
Author: Robert K Robinson Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317472004 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 542
Book Description
This textbook acquaints readers with the major federal statutes and regulations that control management and employment practices in the American workplace. The material is presented from the perspective that the human resource professional is the employer's representative and is, therefore, responsible for protecting the employer's interests and reducing the employer's exposure to litigation through monitoring activities and viable employee policies. The book is designed as a tool for today's business and management professionals, and unlike some other texts in the field, maintains a pro-business or pro-management approach. The authors have skilfully crafted Employment Regulation in the Workplace to be an effective learning tool. Each chapter opens with learning objectives and an example scenario, and each chapter contains plenty of illustrative figures, boxes, and diagrams. Chapters conclude with a listing of key terms, questions for discussion, and two case exercises. The book also includes a comprehensive bibliography.
Author: National Research Council
Author: Gary Tulacz
Author: Philip Houston
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources
Author: Eugene B. Block
Author: 
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
Author: Ken Alder
Author: Robert K Robinson