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POLYGRAPH INSTRUMENT – refers to the
instrument that records the changes in respiration,
blood pressure or pulse heat supplemented with a
unit for recording galvanic skin reflexes during the
polygraph process.

PORNOGRAPHY – is the portrayal of sexual subject
matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal.
Pornography may be presented in a variety of
media, including books, magazines, postcards,
photographs, sculpture, drawing, painting,
animation, sound recording, writing, film, video,
and video games.

PORT FRONTIER AND TRAVEL SECURITY – refers
to the application of military and civil security
measures for control at point of entry and
departure, international borders or boundaries.

PORTRAIT PARLE – using descriptive terms in
relation to the personal features of an individual
and it can be briefly described as a world
description or a spoken picture.

POSITIVE EVIDENCE – evidence which affirms a
fact in issue

POSITIVISM – the application of scientific
techniques to the study of crime and criminals; the
analysis is based on the collection of observable
scientific facts.

POSITIVIST SCHOOL OF THOUGHT – a social
movement that existed during the mid-1800s and
early 1900s where part of it that was "positive"

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