Lie Detection

How to Tell When Someone is Lying

Find answers to difficult questions through reliable lie detection techniques. The polygraph test is trusted by individuals and organizations alike in helping them determine whether or not someone is deceiving them. While such tests are typically associated with law enforcement and government agencies, these are also used in pre-employment procedures and even in personal infidelity investigations.

Lying is a skill, and in this world there are good liars and there are bad liars. When most people lie they unknowingly show “signs of deception.” For example, a person who is lying often avoids eye contact or excessively touches their face, throat, and mouth. However there are people who have learned to avoid showing such signs; these are the good liars. When dealing with these people it is nearly impossible for the average person to determine whether or not they are lying. These practiced liars appear in our everyday lives, they can be your friend, employee, or even your spouse. At the end of the day, the only way to truly tell if someone is lying is to administer a polygraph test.

How Does a Polygraph Test Work?

A lie detection test, also known as a polygraph, measures and records a subject’s physiological indices (blood pressure, respiration, pulse, and electro dermal patterns), while the subject responds to a series of questions relating to a particular matter being investigated. The theory is that when a person lies, the physiological response shown will prove different from the physiological response associated with truthful answers. Generally, a person experiencing stress resulting from deception may display certain involuntary responses that the test will pick up.

While many people over the years have come to discredit the validity of such lie detection techniques, recent research shows that modern polygraph equipment proves to be over 95% accurate. And when administered by a fully capable examiner, this test is the most accurate way to determine whether or not someone is lying. This type of test is currently being used in more than 50 countries for a variety of applications, including criminal investigations, intelligence and counter intelligence, as well as corrections.

Who Can I Hire to Perform a Polygraph Test?

You can hire us! AJ Sterling & Associates provides professional polygraph services to attorneys, businesses, and private individuals. Our certified examiner uses state of the art lie detection testing equipment, and has extensive experience in administering polygraph tests. We understand the sensitive nature of each of the cases we take on, so you can rest assured that all test results will remain confidential.

Attorney Services

We offer our polygraph services to attorneys who wish to strengthen their client’s case. An attorney will either submit their own client to a polygraph test in order to verify their integrity, or will ask certain witnesses to take this test in order to validate the truthfulness of their statements. The widely held belief that polygraph results are inadmissible in court is false. Depending on the jurisdiction, polygraph evidence may be admissible, or a judge can rule on the admissibility with regard to the case at hand.

Employee Testing

We also offer our polygraph services to employers, provided that these lie detection techniques are compliant with Federal Law. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 permits employers to request that an employee take a polygraph test under specific conditions. Pre-employment polygraph tests can only be requested by security service firms (armored car, alarm, and guard) and pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers. Law enforcement and other government agencies administer their own pre-employment lie detection test. A private company may also request that an employee take a polygraph test if they are reasonably suspected to have taken part in a workplace incident that resulted in a specific economic loss or injury to the employer.

Matrimonial/Infidelity

We often have clients come to us saying that they believe their spouse is cheating, but that they simply cannot prove it. Despite the fact that hours of surveillance have brought no sign of infidelity, they still have a gut feeling that that their spouse is cheating. If you are having a similar experience, you will be pleased to hear that you aren’t paranoid! You may have a spouse that is one step ahead of you and is exceptionally good at keeping their affair hidden from you. In such cases, the only way to be absolutely certain of your spouse’s fidelity is by having him or her take a lie detection test.

Do you want to know how to tell when someone is lying to you? If you are interested in having an employee, spouse, or even yourself take a lie detection test, call the experts at AJ Sterling & Associates today at 800-873-5509. You can also e-mail us at info@ajsterling.com.