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“CA law enforcement use ‘junk science’- For decades, CA prison officials have been using something called a Computer Voice Stress Analyzer to detect whether inmates are lying during investigations. But the device has been shown to be no better than a coin flip” www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

It’s been called junk science as accurate as a Ouija board. Why are police agencies using this tool?www.sfchronicle.com The prisons department and 14 other agencies used a pseudoscientific technology to assess prisoners’ credibility during investigations, the Chronicle found.

“When the San Francisco Chronicle sought an explanation, corrections department spokesperson Mary Xjimenez denied that the device has been used to discredit anyone. (It has, the Chronicle found). Then she said the agency would stop using it.”