Testing and Evaluation of the Use of Polygraph to Combat Violence Against Women

Abstract

The study, Testing and Evaluation of the Use of Polygraphs to Combat Violence Against Women, examines the applicability of polygraphy to post-conviction management of high-risk domestic violence abusers. It tests whether polygraphy provides information about risky behaviors that is predictive of additional near-term arrests of these probationers. To be efficacious in the management of these risks, polygraphy must reveal behaviors that the criminal justice system would not otherwise know and that if not moderated by interventions, would lead to additional crimes (cont.).

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