Allowed Quote by Bill Dedman

“After business, the next most frequent use of the polygraph test is as part of criminal investigations. It is not only used on criminal…

— Paul Ekman

I am not opposed to the limited use of polygraphs in a case where a person is suspected of wrongdoing. But widespread use of…

— Jeff Bingaman

“President Reagan proposed further broadening the use of the polygraph test. All executive departments were authorized to “require employees to take a polygraph examination…

— Paul Ekman

“federal government is the third largest user of the polygraph test to detect lying. In 1982 22,597 tests were reported by various federal agencies.*…

— Paul Ekman

Listen, I don't know anything about polygraphs and I don't know how accurate they are, but I know they'll scare the hell out of…

— Richard M. Nixon

“There has never been a Supreme Court ruling on the admissibility of polygraph evidence in federal court.”

— Paul Ekman

The U.S. is, so far as I know, the only nation which places such extensive reliance on the polygraph. It has gotten us into…

— Aldrich Ames

Many police departments still use DNA evidence the way they have used fingerprints and tire tracks: to determine whether a suspect committed the crime.

— Bill Dedman

The FBI, to its credit in a self-serving sort of way, rejects the routine use of the polygraph on its own people.

— Aldrich Ames

“In any case where there is no apparent suspect, the crime lab will produce no valuable evidence. In those cases where a suspect has…

— David Simon

All too often, vital electronic evidence has been made unavailable through encryption that doesn't allow for execution of legal process including court-approved search warrants.

— Christopher A. Wray

Using flimsy evidence to spy on innocent citizens could very well be a crime.

— Trish Regan