Lie Detection and the Law: Torture, Technology and Truth

by Andrew Balmer

This book develops a sociological account of lie detection practices and uses this to think about lying more generally. Bringing together insights from sociology, social history, socio-legal studies and science and technology studies (STS), it explores how torture and technology have been used to try to discern the truth. It examines a variety of socio-legal practices, including trial by ordeal in Europe, the American criminal jury trial, police...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367872501
• ISBN13: 9780367872502
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"