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Tennessee Discontinues Polygraph Tests as Sex Offender Supervision Tool

Legal concerns have led the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole (BOPP) to order probation officers to discontinue the use of polygraphs, better known as lie detector tests, in their supervision of sex offenders.

Polygraphs are to be used for treatment purposes only, said Gary Tullock, director of field services ...

 

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