Methodological Problems of Polygraph Examination

• Authors: Ibek, Anna

Abstracts

EN

The so-called methodological models of investigation, that is tools for carrying out reasoning which play a key role in the uncovering process and evidence proceedings, have been developed in recent years, based on the descriptive theory of evidence in criminal procedure. One of the methods to obtain evidence is the printing examination, where more information can reliably applied to logical inferences with the necessary elements to ensure the correctness of inferences. This article attempts to present a research perspective of the concept of these printing models, and thus using the conceptual apparatus, which has not been previously used in the analysis of these studies, demonstrate that the printing examination plays an important role in constructions proposed by the nowadays currents of reasoning processes. This conceptual apparatus enables the increase of the capacities of analysis and any possible review of the printing examinations with identification of weak points of the reasoning process. The article presents the basic assumptions of the models in order to transfer their abilities to interpret the opinion of printing examination from a methodological point of view. The reader is familiarized with the structure of the so-called Evidential argument, built on the basis of such opinions, and which reflects the expert’s reasoning process. In addition, the author mentions issues relating to the approximate analysis of the argument resulting from the study and its possible criticism by the process organ. The role of the printing examination is also discussed (or more precisely — its result) in the generated past scenarios of fragments of criminal investigations. The author concludes that the need for the so-called intersubjective control of printing examination opinions, is largely conditioned by the quality of work of an expert, with particular emphasis on the correctness of reasoning carried out in the course of expertise.

Keywords

EN

investigation; expert evidence; polygraph test

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Policji w Szczytnie
• Journal: Internal Security
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 4(2)
• Pages: 173-190

Contributors

author

Ibek, Anna