Polygraph Examination in Lithuania: History, Legal Framework, and Practice

Abstract Polygraph has had more than 30 years of extensive history in Lithuania. This paper offers an overview rather than in-depth research into how polygraph developed in Lithuania in last three decades. There are similar articles about legal and practical aspects of using polygraph in Lithuania published in Lithuanian, with one of them having been published in European Polygraph in 2007 (Kraujalis et al 2007) nevertheless, the author evaluates current situation of the polygraph in Lithuania.