American Polygraph Association
- American Polygraph Association
The American Polygraph Association (or APA) was established in 1966 and includes 2,500 members in the polygraph field.
The stated goals of the APA are::*Serving the cause of truth with integrity, objectivity and fairness to all persons :*Encouraging and supporting research, training and education to benefit members of the Association as well as those who support its purpose and by providing a forum for the presentation and exchange of information derived from such research, training and education :*Establishing and enforcing standards for admission to membership and continued membership in the Association :*Governing the conduct of members of the Association by requiring adherence to a Code of Ethics and a set of Standards and Principles of Practice [ [http://www.polygraph.org/mission.cfm APA Mission] Retrieved 10 June 2007 ]
APA members are proponents of the control question technique of polygraph admission, [cite journal
last = Furedy
first = JJ
coauthors = RJ Heslegrave
title = Validity of the Lie Detector
journal = Criminal Justice and Behavior
volume = 15
issue = 2
pages = 219–246
publisher = American Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology
date = 1988
doi = 10.1177/0093854888015002008
accessdate = 2007-06-17] which includes asking questions designed to gain a greater physiological response from innocent subjects being given a polygraph. [cite web
last = Bull
first = R
coauthors = H Baron, G Gudjonsson, S Hampson, G Rippon, A Vrij
title = A review of the current scientific status and fields of application of Polygraphic Deception Detection
work = Final report (6 October 2004) from the BPS Working Party
publisher = British Psychological Society
date = 2004
url = http://www3.bps.org.uk/downloadfile.cfm?file_uuid=9081F97A-306E-1C7F-B65E-570A3444FF4D&ext=pdf
accessdate = 2007-06-17]
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* [http://www.polygraph.org/index.cfm American Polygraph Association]
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