Exposing Lies: Understanding and Identifying Deception

The knowledge of deception is a powerful tool in human relations. Understanding lying and deception will allow readers to significantly improve their effectiveness inrecognizing and directing the behavior of others. The reader will learn verbal and physical cues of deception, interviewing techniques, methods for analyzing statements and procedures for truth elicitation. This unique book provides a comprehensive coverage of deception and identification techniques at a level that most anyone can understand and successfully use. It can be used for self-study, as a reference book, or as a college text. Those most likely to benefit from this information include people employed in human resources, social work, law enforcement, or medical professions. Others that will find this information helpful include parents, employers, or anyone in a personal relationship.

David A. Camp, Ph.D. has been professionally interviewing in prisons, jails, and other institutions for over 15 years. Dr. Camp has been teaching deception courses at Culver-Stockton College for the past six years. His first book, Youth Education in Social Skills, taught life skills to abused and neglected children. A guest speaker on various topics, he has been listed in who's who among America's Teachers three times and has earned several awards for his teaching and scholarship experience.