Because people can train themselves to lie, so that their metabolism (the part the machine measures, such as heart rate and skin temperature) does not change when they lie. Also, the machine might not be calibrated accurately.
A lie detector cannot be used in court. On rare occasions it can be used as an investigation tool. Check with an attorney.
Lie detectors are used in law and legal issues to try to determine if someone is telling the truth or not.
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To detect when people lie.
Lie detectors, or polygraph machines as they're more officially known, are large contraptions that are filled with buttons, levers, paper, and measuring devices. They have been used for years in law enforcement to detect whether or not someone is actually lying to officials. The reason why people would lie to law enforcement officials is obvious - they committed a crime that they don't want to get caught for. Lie detectors can help solve this problem by asking a person who's strapped to a lie detector several questions and then analyzing the results. However, lie detectors still aren't permissible in court. This means that should a person fail a lie detector, they will not be able to be proven as lying in a court of law. And likewise, a person will not be able to use the results of a lie detector test to prove that they are telling the truth. This is because lie detectors can't actually detect if a person is lying. They can only tell if the person is displaying deceptive behaviour.
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No. Although lie detectors seem credible, they can be often faked to produce response opposite to what you want. The lie detectors lack the hard evidence that normal court order can provide (such as blood stain, DNA analysis, etc) and relies solely on how stressed the person is. Even when you didn't commit the crime, extremely high level of stress can tick the lie detector. Similarly, even when you did commit the crime, low level of stress can fool the lie detector. Some people say that lie detectors have a 99% chance of succeeding. It is that 1% that makes the people say "No, we don't want it."
The results of lie detectors (Polygraphs) cannot be used as evidence in court prceedings, but they CAN be used during investigations. REMEMBER: You are not a free person. You have already been found guilty of a crime and are serving a lenient sentence for it. If you violate the conditions of your sentence you do not get another bite at the courtroom procedure "apple," you can go directly to jail.
Finding information on lie detectors is easy. A police station can give you information on lie detectors. There are now lie detectors for cell phone applications. However, using the applications on phone is not a good source of proof to tell if someone is lying or not.
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False statements are often used in court, primarily to impeach testimony of a witness by shedding doubt upon his or her verisimilitude. ("if he were willing to lie then, he may be willing to lie now...")
The legality of using lie detectors, or polygraphs, varies by country. In the United States, their use is common in specific contexts, such as employment screening and criminal investigations, but results are not typically admissible in court. In the United Kingdom, polygraphs can be used in certain circumstances, such as for monitoring sex offenders, but are not widely accepted in legal settings. Other countries, like Canada and Australia, have more restricted or limited use of polygraphs, primarily for investigative purposes rather than as definitive evidence.