Polygraph

This paper describes the need to incorporate information learned from the postconviction polygraph examination into intense treatment and criminal justice supervision. The authors describe a study of data collected on disclosures made by 130 convicted sexual offenders (mostly child molesters) and presents the following crossover data: 39% had a history of sexually assaulting adults, 31% had sexually assaulted both male and female victims, 36% had engaged in bestiality and 2/3 of the incest offenders also offended outside their families.