PROCEDURE FOR THE SUBJECT’S REEXAMINATION

1. The subject is required to sit on the chair as soon as he/she enters the examination room;

2. Attachment of the component parts of the polygraph machine on the subject’s body follows;

3. Any comments or suggestions from the subject should be given attention immediately after
attachment of all the parts of the polygraph machine on the subject’s body;

4. When no comment or admission has been made by the subject, proceed with the card test
and this time when the subject answers “NO”, the test is ended without asking the remaining
cards; this will give a greater positive ness pertaining to the efficiency of the polygraph
technique.

5. When the subject makes a fuss or distortions on the tracing when his chosen card was
mentioned, the examiner should ask one other unselected card question and then repeat the
one pertaining to the chosen card.

On the other hand, controlling internal responses is hard to accomplish seemingly next
to impossible. No person has been known to suppress completely the internal activity of the
body such as the rapid heart palpitations, the rush of blood on the face and the gripping of the
intestines. The conscious mental effort of a normal person with intent to deceive stimulates the
emotion of fear which leads to physiological changes capable of being transmitted and recorded
into

Polygraph Test Accuracy

There are two components in assessing the value of an examination- reliability and validity.
First, the measurements recorded by the instrument do not directly indicate lying. Second factor
is the ability of the polygraph examiner to interpret the test result.

According to the latest research, polygraph accuracy is suggested to be in the 95% to

98% accuracy range. Recent studies also conclude that a well-designed examination
administered by a skilled examiner is highly valid and close to 100% accuracy on the
computerized systems.

Legal Aspect Admissibility of Polygraph Examination

Graphs obtained during an examination is generally not admissible as an evidence in

court nor even if allowed will not stand alone. It is the role of the courts to determine guilt or
innocence not a polygraph examination result. However, statements and confession obtained
through the use of polygraph are admissible provided they meet all requirements, that the
subject is appraised of his applicable rights and in the presence of the counsel. Expert
testimony on polygraph result may be admitted as evidence subject to the discretion of the trial
judge.