Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ519489
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Response to Cross and Saxe's "A Critique of the Validity of Polygraph Testing in Child Sexual Abuse Cases."
Williams, Vergil L.
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v4 n3 p55-71 1995
Responds to an article (1992) in which Cross and Saxe assert that polygraph testing is inaccurate and inappropriate in the area of child sexual abuse. Presents a summary of recent polygraph validity and reliability studies to refute their claims, and discusses current uses of polygraph testing in child sexual abuse cases. (JPS)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Criminals, Higher Education, Polygraphs, Psychophysiology, Sexual Abuse, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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