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6/2/23  2:52 pm
Commenter: Jason Adamson, Unified Police Department

CVSA
 

The question I would have to you is why would you not want to allow agencies to us the CVSA in your state? I thought we lived in a free capitalist society. What is the worry from the polygraph community to not allow this system in. If the argument is the CVSA is not true science, then why are polygraphs not allowed in a court of law.

The polygraph and the CVSA are both investigative tools that help you to determine the truth of an incident or crime. Leaving only one option does not make since to me. The CVSA is a much easier system to use, can be training on in a week, and can be used on the side of the road or at a crime scene. It only makes since to allow police agencies all the options available. And when we are in an environment where we need to save tax payer dollars, this system is cheaper and easier to train on than the polygraph. Not all agencies have the resources of the state or federal government.

We have been utilizing the CVSA system in my department for 8 years now and we have saved the tax payers over $30,000 a year over paying a polygraph contractor.

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