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Record 1 1994-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
  • Police
  • Criminal Psychology
CONT

Though I advised the Cleveland office against a polygraph on either of the likely suspects, because true psychopaths are frequently able to "beat the box," the Cleveland office decided to give the first suspect a lie-detector test. Then they called me to tell me the suspect had passed. I asked whether his alibi had been verified, and the answer was, "What for? He passed the polygraph test."

OBS

beat the box: slang.

Key term(s)
  • pass a lie detector test

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
  • Police
  • Psychologie criminelle

Spanish

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