{"podcast":{"title":"Swear on the Stand","slug":"swear-on-the-stand-7111404","podcast_index_feed_id":7111404,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42490093/42490093-1732466737482-64af1021e8b8d.jpg","author":"Daniel W. Swear","episode_count":193,"summary":"Court decisions are complex and difficult to digest. This podcast is designed to educating listeners on current legal decisions in a fun and interesting way. Researched by me and produced with the assistance of AI.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:18:10.447360+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404"},"episode":{"title":"Polygraphs and Treatment Courts","slug":"polygraphs-and-treatment-courts","published_at":"2026-07-03T12:29:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/polygraphs-and-treatment-courts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear/episodes/Polygraphs-and-Treatment-Courts-e3lk0rf","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/play/122339631/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-3%2Fdaa6505c-03e8-cf8a-68f8-55754e4a94db.m4a","summary":"This episode examines the functional role of problem-solving courts , specifically focusing on drug courts and the containment model for sex offender management. The materials explain how these specialized legal venues utilize polygraph testing as a clinical and supervisory tool to encourage offender honesty and monitor program compliance. While typically inadmissible in standard trials, the lie detector serves as a behavioral deterrent and "truth facilitator" within these rehabilitative frameworks. Furthermore, the sources analyze the necessity of proportionality in sanctioning , warning that excessive or inequitable punishments can actually trigger increased criminal noncompliance . Collectively, the texts weigh the clinical utility of intensive monitoring against the legal and ethical challenges of modern therapeutic jurisprudence .","meta_description":"This episode examines the functional role of problem-solving courts , specifically focusing on drug courts and the containment model for sex offender mana…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2951,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/episodes/polygraphs-and-treatment-courts/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/polygraphs-and-treatment-courts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}