PLTW Link: 1.1.2. Reliable Witnesses?

How to Detect Deception Notes:

Persons of Interest
(write definition from PLTW)
A person of interest is someone who law
enforcement thinks may have information
related to the possible crime
Polygraph Test
(write definition from PLTW)
Used in forensic cases to help determine
the truthfulness of someone who may be
connected to a possible crime.

Vital Signs Baseline/Control

(write definition from PLTW) (write definition from PLTW)
Measurements of some of the bodies Reference data on how the subjects body
basic functions. responds physiologically when they are
telling the truth
Physiological Responses

Which of the Which of the Which of the Which of the

physiological physiological physiological physiological
responses is this? responses is this? responses is this? responses is this?
Heart rate Blood pressure Respiration rate Skin conductivity
Write the definition Write the definition Write the definition Write the definition
as well as well as well as well
How many times The pressure How many breathes How the amount of
yoru heart beats in exerted by the you take in a sweat produced
a minute blood upon the minute impacts the ability
walls of the blood to conduct
vessels electricity

Persons of Interest in Anna Garcia Case

 Names
Eric Piedmont Dominique Hall Taylor Diaz Dr Elsie Opal Sam greene

Background Info
Eric is a 20 Dominique is a Taylor is a 19 Elsie is a 50 Sam is a 20
year old 19 year old year old year old year old
college college student college college college student
student. He is and classmate student, professor and and in the
Annas of Anna. She classmate, and Annas same soccer
boyfriend. He claims to have friend of Anna. academic team as Anna.
claims to have last saw Anna He claims to advisor. She Sam and Anna
last saw Anna at a study have last saw claims to have were recently
at lunch at group meeting when they last seen Anna seen arguing
noon the day at 5:30 pm the were working during her after a
before her day before she together in the office hours at tournament
body was was found lab at 1:00 pm 10:00 am the where Sam
found. Friends dead. the day before day before she blamed Anna
said Eric and Dominique and she was found was found for their loss.
Anna were Anna were dead. Taylor dead. Elsie and Sam claims
arguing, but competitive, found the dead Anna had a that Anna had
seemed to and it seems body in the friendly working collided with
reconcile. Anna had won research lab relationship. her duirng 3:00
a prestigious the next day However, Elsie pm soccer
scholarship and recently practice the
that Dominique immediately declined a day before she
wanted. walked out the recommendatio was found
lab to call the n letter for dead.
police. Anna for an
internship
application.
 #11- Claims Made During Polygraph (click on the DL statements for each and write
the claim from the paragraphs at the top NOT the questions.)
She claims to He claims to She claims to Sam claims
He claims to have last saw have last saw have last seen that Anna had
have last saw Anna at a study when they Anna during collided with
Anna at lunch group meeting were working her office hours her duirng 3:00
at noon the day at 5:30 pm the together in the at 10:00 am the pm soccer
before her day before she lab at 1:00 pm day before she practice the
body was was found the day before was found day before she
found. dead. she was found dead was found
dead. dead.