Study Of Psychology Dept: That s a possibility, an expert at the University of British Columbia suggested last week, following the earlier release of complaints Canada s border services agency has received about the aggressive questioning style of some Canadian border guards. From a psychological perspective . . . an in your face, aggressive questioning style at the border is completely ineffective, says Stephen Porter, professor of psychology and director of UBC s Centre for the Study of Psychology & Law. Porter studies deception detection, forensic techniques that can be used to see through lies. Could inconsiderate guards be undermining Canada s ability to police our borders? The Star s Richard Brennan obtained official accounts of the complaints from the public through an Access to Information request. They included reports of officers cursing and yelling at traveller and threatening the use of sniffer dogs or arrest for what seemed minor infractions. One woman complained that an officer yelled at her for eating a pretzel. As
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