James Konopasek- Doctor of Philosophy
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
James Konopasek
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Introduction
James Konopasek is a federally-trained polygraph examiner, former professor of Criminal Justice at Colorado State (retired 2021), and current Research Analyst at PNNL. He has conducted criminal examinations, post-conviction sex offender tests (PCSOT) and national security exams. James conducts quantitative social science research in credibility assessment, and teaches courses in CJ research methods and ethics.
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This research examines the speed at which individuals convicted of sexual offenses pass a sexual history polygraph examination (SHPE) and whether timeliness of achieving a truthful polygraph result is correlated with sexual recidivism. Findings indicate that SHPE results are positively associated with treatment completion in this sample, but not as...
This research shows that sexual history disclosure sufficient to produce a No Significant Response (NSR) polygraph examination result within 6 months of treatment onset is correlated with treatment outcome and reduced odds of sexual recidivism.
Self-disclosure of problematic behavioral history and the timeliness of full disclosure were explored as indicators of treatment responsivity and possible predictors of sexual recidivism. Specifically, this study evaluated the relationships among the variables of expeditious full disclosure of sexual history (measured via polygraph testing), treatm...
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I am interested in conducting research on answer or response latency as an indicator of deception. On 26 December 2024, I initiated a ChatGPT on this topic. If anyone is interested in joining the chat, I would like to connect with you. The link is indicated below:
James E Konopasek, PhD
