کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
101202 1422317 2008 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Sex offender management using the polygraph: A critical review
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پزشکی قانونی
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Sex offender management using the polygraph: A critical review
چکیده انگلیسی

Reducing recidivism is a central goal in the treatment of sex offenders. In Europe, there is an increased interest in using the polygraph (“lie detector”) as a tool in the treatment and risk assessment of convicted sex offenders. This interest originated from optimistic reports by American clinicians who argued that polygraph testing in the treatment of sex offenders is akin to urine analysis in the treatment of drug addiction. In this article, we critically examine the validity and utility of post-conviction sex offender polygraph testing. Our review shows that the available evidence for the claims about the clinical potential of polygraph tests is weak, if not absent. We conclude that portraying post-conviction polygraph testing as analogous to urine analysis is inaccurate, misleading, and ultimately, risky.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry - Volume 31, Issue 5, October–November 2008, Pages 423–429
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