Japan uses lie detectors in recruitment
Japanese police are considering using lie-detecting heart rate monitors in recruitment to weed out potential criminals and sexual predators early.
The National Police Agency plans to use lie detectors only on volunteers to avoid accusations of privacy invasion, according to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.
Illustration photo. (Source: genk.vn)
Recruiters plan to analyze responses from candidates after asking about their personal views on sexual assault and their preferences.
Heart rate monitors measure and record psychological responses, such as heart rate and breathing, while the subject is questioned. Experts say the act of lying triggers reactions that the body cannot easily control.
The police had to make the move after “recent scandals of people lacking the required skills working in the police force,” a senior police officer told the Asahi.
Japan's police force has a very competitive recruitment rate, with only 14,700 people accepted out of nearly 126,000 applicants in the year to March 2012.
At the same time, the number of police disciplinary violations increased from 242 in 2009 to more than 400 in 2012. Among them was a police officer who was dismissed from the force for rape in January 2012, who was also suspected of having had sex with minors for a long time.
In addition to the tests, accepted candidates must graduate from a police academy before being accepted into the force, which currently has 293,000 members in a country with a relatively low crime rate./.
According to (Vietnam+) - VT
