The Hindu : Eye-opener

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Friday, Mar 12, 2004

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Eye-opener

Sir, — The editorial, `Pseudo-science in crime investigation' (March 11), is an eye-opener. The reason such `pseudo-science' is practised in our country is the absence of a central advisory and monitoring body as is the case in the United States and other developed countries. For both ethical and pragmatic reasons, no interrogator may take upon him the unilateral responsibility for using coercive methods.

P. Chandra Sekharan,
Jodhpur, Rajasthan

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Sir, — Our investigative agencies must join in the search for a genuine multi-disciplinary system instead of patronising the conventional coercive methods as depicted in the editorial.

A. Thirumalai Prakash,
Madurai, T.N.

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Sir, — Lately there has been a spurt in lie-detector tests and lot of us are probably not aware that such tests, which are not in keeping with international conventions, have been struck down by legislatures and courts in mature democracies.

Pramod Arikal,
Chennai

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Sir, — Regardless of the magnitude or audacity of a crime, as a democracy that believes in human rights, we have to rely only on proven techniques.

Srinivas. S,
Visakhapatnam, A.P.

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