Use of polygraph examinations in the Department of Justice.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	United States. Department of Justice. Evaluation and Inspections Division
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, Evaluation and Inspections Division, [2006]
Series:	Report (United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General) ; no. I-2006-008.
Subjects:	United States. > Department of Justice > Management > Evaluation. Lie detectors and detection > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS80348

Description
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 10, 2007). "The polygraph programs in the Department and its components, including the components' management and use of polygraph examinations, the Department's policies governing the use of polygraph examinations, and the oversight mechanisms for ensuring that the components conduct and use polygraph examinations in accordance with established professional and technical standards." -- Executive summary. "Four Department components - the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); and the OIG - administer their own polygraph programs and have units that conduct polygraph examinations in support of their operations or at the request of other Department components and outside law enforcement and intelligence agencies." -- Executive summary. "Seven other Department components do not operate their own polygraph programs but us the results of polygraph examinations conducted by the FBI, DEA, ATG, OIG, or an outside agency or private contractor. These seven components are the Department's Criminal Division, Justice Command Center (JCC), Antitrust Division (ATR), National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)." -- Executive summary. "September 2006" Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	xix, 128 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the OIG web site. Address as of 4/10/07: http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/plus/e0608/final.pdf; current access is available via PURL.