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One legit angle might be cases involving memory loss from automobile or other accidents which may have taken human life- so-called Vehicular homicides. they usually call in Pyschiatrists and there is always the possibility the person being tested may be faking amnesia ( memory blot outs or loss). Another possibility is the test subject may be in fear for their own life ( from accident) and will tell the police anything they want to hear- to get them off their back- nerves, or whatever. there are balancing acts between Police fact-finding and medical compassion. if the test subject is drunk- well you know Sarge, I was coming down the Boulevard and I saw this huge Pink Dinosaur and I put on the brakes, but... oh boy.

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Police and detective agencies including the F.B.I., C.I.A. and of course the KGB, as well as private investigatory agencies. look in your phone book. their use has always been controversial. Somewhat oddly, the Pope, Pius Xii in one of his last public utterances ( He died in l958) attacked the Polygraph as an invasion into the privacy of the soul.

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A lie detector or polygraph test would be used during the interview process for a government job. This is used to create certainty in a subject. Another reason a lie detector or polygraph would be used is to established a person for top secret clearances.

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