Polygraph Tests

question 113

Multiple Choice

Polygraph tests

• A)are extremely effective in detecting guilt in those who are guilty and innocence in those who are innocent.
• B)are difficult to fake.
• C)can be fairly accurate when the suspect is naive and the examiner is competent.
• D)can be admitted into evidence in all district courts throughout the United States.

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