Sentence examples for basis of the polygraph from inspiring English sources

Roger Ede, secretary of its criminal law committee, says: 'In a criminal trial, it's for members of the jury to study the demeanour of the defendant to decide whether he is telling the truth.' He points out that there is a need to establish the scientific basis of the polygraph.

'Many cases would have to be dropped on the basis of the polygraph evidence and there would be a great reduction in the legal profession's workload.' Solicitors make up about 10 per cent of PSS's clients and Mr Barrett believes that if polygraph evidence were to be relied on in UK courts, there would be an appreciable saving in court time and costs, as has happened in the US.

Vaughan Bell described the case of Floyd Buzzz" Fay, who was wrongly convicted of murder on the basis of polygraph testing.

The bureau told the Justice Department's inspector general in 2006 that it had never fired an employee solely on the basis of polygraph results.

Dr. Edersheim's 2014 paper, "A Polygraph Primer: What Litigators Need to Know," written with Ekaterina Pivovarova, Justin Baker and Bruce Price, about the accuracy of the polygraph test, is cited.

The basic design of the polygraph is shown in the diagram to the right.

The use of the polygraph, or lie detector, is also subject to widespread courtroom limitations.

In some ways, the case of Decasto Earl Mayer foreshadowed the fate of the polygraph.

The use of the polygraph is set to expand rapidly within the criminal justice system.

But there is little scientific evidence to back up the accuracy of the polygraph.

He said that a copy of the polygraph report was provided to prosecutors this week.