Local News
Local News

Powder Springs Police opt for new truth technology

A $10,000 alternative to a polygraph will be bought by the Powder Springs Police Department. Courtesy of Powder Springs
A $10,000 alternative to a polygraph will be bought by the Powder Springs Police Department. Courtesy of Powder Springs
By Carolyn Cunningham
Nov 23, 2016

The Powder Springs Police Department will use an alternative to polygraph technology because of a Monday vote by the City Council.

Including training and hardware support, the city will spend $10,000 from police department seized funds for a Computer Voice Stress Analyzer.

The CVSA has been developed to use voice analysis as a truth detector, a technology that is believed to be more accurate and technologically advanced than the polygraph.

Eliminating the need for third-party testing with polygraphs, the CVSA will save costs and perform truth detection examinations of new hire candidates as well as suspects.

About the Author

Carolyn Cunningham
More Stories

The Latest

Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at the Atlanta Police Foundation’s annual Crime is Toast awards breakfast at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. The event celebrates the partnership between the public and private sectors in advancing public safety initiatives in Atlanta. Dickens touted the city’s public safety progress at the event. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Credit: abbey.cutrer@ajc.com

Threat to move World Cup games ‘not a concern’ for Atlanta officials

OPINION

Gridlock Guy: Fixing roundabout confusion on N. Decatur Road in Druid Hills

DeKalb’s seniors take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ rally

Featured

Thousands of "No Kings" protesters marched down Courtland Street from the Atlanta Civic Center to Liberty Plaza on Saturday. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Credit: Abbey Cutrer

‘No Kings’ protest in Atlanta concludes after march to Capitol

As the march took off toward Liberty Plaza around 1 p.m., officers on motorcycles began blocking traffic along Ralph McGill Boulevard and Courtland Street.

OPINION

Herschel Walker and Bill White bid Buckhead goodbye

The battle for Buckhead came full circle as Democrats said goodbye to President Trump’s newest ambassadors.

Delta fans line up to buy vintage airline merch at this monthly event

Delta is the only airline to hold a regular sale like this. People travel from all over to attend the "Surplus Sale" every month.