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EUROPEAN
POLYGRAPH
PUBLISHED SEMI-ANNUALLY 2020 VOLUME 14 NUMBER 1 (51)In my opinion...
Gordon Barland
• Th e widespread expansion of polygraph for screening job applicants, especially by police and intelligence organizations.
• Th e development of standardized protocols, including institutionalized quality control. [Th e demise of “Nobody else can read my charts.”]
• Th e explosion in polygraph usage by many (most?) countries worldwide. • Th e development of resistance, initially by union/legislative action, later by
countermeasure literature and personalized training.