Polygraphs (lie detector tests) have been around for decades. First invented in 1906 by a British cardiologist, they were utilized by law enforcement for interrogations by the 1920s. People are usually in two camps: (1) lie detectors are science, and they provide truthful results, or (2) lie detectors are pseudo-science fiction, and they can’t be Read More…
Author: Jan Olson
Guest Blog: Social Workers Have a Role in Curbing Sexual Grooming in Schools
Guest Blog By Daniel Pollack & Robert Reiser The headlines tell the explicit stories of sexual grooming in schools: “How Teachers ‘Groom’ Students for Sexual Abuse” (Heldiz, 2019) “School Districts That Don’t Have Policies on Teacher-Student Boundaries Are Paying the Price” (Jimenez, 2019) “A Teacher’s Pet or a Victim of Sexual Abuse?”(McKibbin, 2018) A 2004 Read More…
Public Indecency Impossible to Treat
Are Indecent Exposure Cases Handled Too Leniently by the Court System? Prosecutors over the decades consistently tell me that the courts handle “Indecent Exposure” cases much too leniently. The feeling is that “exposers” are really a serious breed of sex offender that get away with deviancy. Likewise, therapists also claim that persons engaging in public Read More…