The handwriting tool has the potential to replace, or work in tandem, with popular, verbal-based lie detection technology such as the polygraph to ensure greater accuracy and objectivity in law enforcement deception detection.

Additionally, polygraphs are often intrusive to the subject and sometimes inconclusive.

The handwriting tool, therefore, provides ease and increased accuracy over common, verbal-based methods, said a Haifa release.

These findings are slated for publication in Applied Cognitive Psychology.