We, as I'm sure most of y'all do as well, use polygraphs as part of our sex offender treatment program. At its core, it's a therapeutic tool but often some pretty disturbing stuff comes out after these tests. It's often information that could certainly result in new criminal charges or a modification of probation or a change from deferred registration to full registration. Do any of you have policies regarding what you can or will do with information gleaned in such a fashion?

I TYC-ed a kid Friday on a modification for some pre-test statements that revealed some pretty sick stuff. Our JPO uses them on sex offenders, but we don't have an office "policy" on their use in pleadings or court. I alleged it in the Motion to Modify along with every other technical violation that I could find, and he pled true to it. I guess you would say that it's fact-intensive how we use it.

David Holmes
ACA - Hill County