SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
TOPIC: Lie Detector Testing, Local Advent and Human Rights
OVERVIEW Polygraph testing is being used increasingly in employment and security screening. A panel of experts will weigh in on its scientific validity, legal implications and human rights considerations. The discussion will be preceded by a polygraph demonstration.
PANELISTS: Dr. Beverley Grace Martin-Hall, Managing Director – GMH Associates; Professor Garth Lipps, Associate Dean OF Teaching and Learning, FSS; Captain Basil Bewry, Chairman Jamaican Chapter ASIS International; Mr. Gregory Reid, Attorney-at-Law; Prof. Wendel Abel. Head of Department, Community Health & Psychiatry UWI Mona,
MODERATOR: Mr. Clement Branche, Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Psychology & Social Work, UWI Mona
COORDINATORS: The HRD Graduate Programmes Unit;