The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of the state Parole Board to require paroled sex offenders to undergo periodic lie-detector tests to determine if they are violating the terms of their release from prison.
In a unanimous ruling, the court said the use of lie-detector tests, while still too unreliable to be used as evidence in court, can be considered “therapeutic” in nature and can be useful in assessing parolees’ internet searches and other personal habits.
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