PolygraphLieDetection

Bangor Maine Daily News (newspaper) requests to interview a polygraph examiner

2012-01-20T09:36:00.000-08:00

Bangor Maine Daily News (newspaper) requests to interview a polygraph examiner

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Encino (Los Angeles) CA TV production needs an examiner for one day of filming

2012-01-20T09:32:00.000-08:00

Encino (Los Angeles) CA TV production needs an examiner for one day of filming

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Connecticut Public Defender seeking an examiner

2012-01-19T08:05:00.000-08:00

Connecticut Public Defender seeking an examiner

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Polygraph examination by John Grogan allowed in as evidence by Judge

2012-01-19T07:56:00.000-08:00

A polygraph examination administered by polygrapher John Grogan was allowed in as evidence by the judge overseeing the case, despite the objection of the other side to polygraph evidence.

While polygraph exams are often allowed in as evidence by stipulation (when both sides agree in advance), this exam was not agreed to.

Thus the judge had to decide. Grogan was interviewed for a full day by one side's attorney, about not just his 25 years of polygraph experience but also about the polygraph profession & history, in detail. Then the other side's attorney cross-examined Grogan for an entire day, hoping to exclude polygraph evidence.

The judge quickly decided that Grogan was knowledgeable and credible and that polygraph is reliable, and allowed the polygraph report to stand as evidence.

Portland Maine Channel 8 News seeks to interview an examiner live on-air

2012-01-19T07:54:00.000-08:00

Portland Maine Channel 8 News seeks to interview an examiner live on-air

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New discount code for interview/interrogation products from www.Reid.com

2012-01-13T08:59:00.000-08:00

PEOA is a long-time member of the Reid Preferred Group of Associations (RPGA). Reid offers seminars, books and other materials to improve your interview skills and truth-obtaining abilities. Members of Polygraph Examiners Of America: contact PEOA for a 2012 discount code on Reid products & seminars.

Exams needed in Puerto Rico

2011-12-19T09:23:00.000-08:00

Exams needed in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Thanksgiving night, 10pm, and a friend steals $28,000 in New York

2011-11-24T21:31:00.001-08:00

But which friend? Several were at his home, and the money was here just a few hours ago.

He called PEOA for help.

Within 15 minutes he had been contaced by 3 PEOA polygraphers.

The next morning, testing was done. One friend failed.

Examiners in Canada needed!

2011-11-22T18:03:00.000-08:00

Examiners in Canada needed!

PEOA's Canada polygraph website www.CanadaPolygraph.com produces many inquiries each day.

If you are in Canada, or if you are a US examiner near the US's northern border and travel into Canada for exams, contact PEOA.

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Major TV production company seeks female polygraph examiners for a new TV show pilot

2011-11-15T09:46:00.000-08:00

Major TV production company seeks female polygraph examiners for a new TV show pilot

Based in Los Angeles

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CA PI Private Investigator license test study material

2011-11-14T11:34:00.000-08:00

To prepare for the California PI license test, as many CA polygraph examiners have done, there is an 11-pound training package at www.thePIgroup.com to help you pass the first time.

Examiner seeks to upgrade his older gold-box Lafayette LX3000 for a silver-box LX-4000

2011-11-10T10:26:00.000-08:00

Examiner seeks to upgrade his older gold-box Lafayette LX3000 for a silver-box LX-4000

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Annual polygraph skills update workshops / certification week in Los Angeles in December

2011-11-10T10:21:00.000-08:00

Annual polygraph skills update workshops / certification week in Los Angeles in December

PEOA members only

Visit www.peoa.US

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and New York: ShowTime TV channel needs public exams

2011-11-05T23:04:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia,and New York: ShowTime TV channel needs 7 days of public exams to help promote an upcoming episode of a popular action-thriller drama.

Queens NY: Spanish-speaking examiner needed to conduct an exam at the Queens DA office, for a law firm

2011-10-21T10:51:00.000-07:00

Queens NY: Spanish-speaking examiner needed to conduct an exam at the Queens DA office, for a law firm

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Lafayette 4000, used 5 times, $2500, Portland OR

2011-10-10T09:47:00.000-07:00

Lafayette 4000, used 5 times, $2500, Portland OR

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Seattle WA: 15 employees need polygraph tests

2011-10-03T11:00:00.000-07:00

Seattle WA: 15 employees need polygraph tests

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Used Lafayette LX4000 instrument needed for purchase in NY

2011-09-19T10:53:00.000-07:00

Used Lafayette LX4000 instrument needed for purchase in NY

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A used Limestone instrument is needed for purchase by a southern California polygraph academy student

2011-09-15T10:00:00.000-07:00

A used Limestone instrument is needed for purchase by a southern California polygraph academy student

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Hey Cuz, did you take my $19,000?

2011-09-09T07:22:00.000-07:00

Phoenix Arizona

A man cashed an insurance company check for $19,000.

He left it alone at home with his cousin there when he made a short visit to the store. He came home, cousin had left, money gone, cousin says he didn't take it.

Sinaloa Mexico: more than 1000 exams are needed now

2011-09-09T07:10:00.000-07:00

Sinaloa Mexico: more than 1000 exams are needed now

Do not request data unless 1) you are fluent in the Mexican dialect of Spanish used in that area and 2) you use a computerized instrument.

Multiple examiners are needed.

A Confodentiality Agreement is required before this will be discussed.

Ventura Polygraph

2011-08-25T22:37:00.000-07:00

Ventura Polygraph and Lie-Detector:

Ventura Polygraph

Idaho Falls ID area: government agency needs pre-employment exams conducted

2011-08-25T08:47:00.000-07:00

Idaho Falls ID area: government agency needs pre-employment exams conducted

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Reminder: PCSOT training in Los Angeles last week of August

2011-08-24T12:36:00.000-07:00

Reminder: PCSOT training in Los Angeles last week of August

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Used computerized instruments needed!

2011-08-24T12:32:00.000-07:00

Used computerized instruments needed!

PEOA receives at least 3 inquiries every week from examiners looking to buy used computerized instruments.

No charge to list yours for sale here.

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Bodybuilder Competition in Nashville needs an examiner

2011-08-24T12:31:00.000-07:00

Bodybuilder Competition in Nashville needs an examiner

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Fishing tournament in Racine WI needs examiner

2011-08-17T13:38:00.000-07:00

Fishing tournament in Racine WI needs examiner

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Incarcerated testing needed at Solano Prison, California

2011-08-12T09:42:00.000-07:00

Incarcerated testing needed at Solano Prison, California

For a law firm

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PCSOT exams needed by a western CT therapist

2011-08-02T18:25:00.000-07:00

PCSOT exams needed by a western CT therapist

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Exam needed in Dubai (U.A.E.)

2011-07-31T21:49:00.000-07:00

Exam needed in Dubai (U.A.E.)

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NYC examiner seeks to buy a used Lafayette or Limestone computerized

2011-07-28T10:31:00.000-07:00

NYC examiner seeks to buy a used Lafayette or Limestone computerized

30 years experience, wants to upgrade from analog

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Kenya, West Africa: 150 employees need to be tested IN FRENCH

2011-07-23T17:15:00.000-07:00

Kenya, West Africa: 150 employees need to be tested IN FRENCH

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Used Lafayette 4000 needed in Canton Ohio

2011-07-23T17:14:00.000-07:00

Used Lafayette 4000 needed in Canton Ohio

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Used Limestone package for sale / Northern California

2011-06-26T16:55:00.000-07:00

Used Limestone package for sale / Northern California

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Preparing for hot-weather polygraphs and dehydration (no eda/gsr)

2011-06-23T09:17:00.000-07:00

If somebody sweats out more than water they drank that day, you may find no eda/gsr activity on your laptop screen.

So it's time to add some new white sticky GSR/EDA electodes to your polygraph supplies!

If you don't already use them, shame on you. They replace the stainless-steel and velcro heads when the fingertips are giving no GSR/EDA tracing due to dehydration or other interference. Two go on the palm of the hand; they bear a snap connector. If you are a busy examiner, you have had situations of little or no GSR/EDA tracings; using white stickies on the palm likely would have cured that.

If you already have some, it's a safe bet that they are past their 18-month shelf-life. Don't let that they still are sticky fool you-- what goes bad first is that the electrode's wet gel in their centers will evaporate, killing the good electrodermal connection.

Vermed (800-245-4025 x1203, ask for 'Pearl', www.Vermed.com) carries the popular disposable types for polygraph examiners. The 1" X 1 3/4" disposable rectangular electrodes (part #GSR-13) are only available in a 1000-piece $163 case order (that works out to less than 17 cents each).

For examiners who have been blaming GSR/EDA problems on their instrument or its software, using white stickies almost always solves the problem. We have observed sxaminers ramble on to excess about faulty instrument software when in reality it was just a dehydration issue that could have been cured by use of 'white stickies'.

TIP: remind examinees to drink plenty of water (not soda or coffee) in the hour or two prior to the exam, to help assure hydration.

County of Orange Florida seeking bids on polygraph services / for job applicants and for internal matters

2011-06-23T09:10:00.000-07:00

County of Orange Florida seeking bids on polygraph services / for job applicants and for internal matters

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(complete details, and bid-preparation assistance, were previously sent directly to PEOA members for this matter)

County of Luzerne PA seeking bids on polygraph services / juvenile probation

2011-06-23T09:09:00.001-07:00

County of Luzerne PA seeking bids on polygraph services / juvenile probation

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(complete details, and bid-preparation assistance, were previously sent directly to PEOA members for this matter)

California Private Patrol Operator (PPO) license test help for examiners

2011-06-12T08:57:00.000-07:00

California Private Patrol Operator (PPO) license test help for examiners:

As many polygraph examiners are from law-enforcement backgrounds, many also choose to offer security or bodyguard services in addition to their exams. In California, this requires obtaining of a 'PPO Private Patrol Operator' license. License test exam questions on that are wide-ranging, from employee matters (bookkeepng, taxes, insurance, hiring, firing, insurance, etc) to client matters (proposals, contracts, duties, lawsuits, etc). Exhaustive study and preparatory material is available through www.thePIgroup.com, including with a pass-guarantee available. After passing, there is no re-testing needed at the 2-year license renewals.

Often, clients of private patrol operators are often clients of polygraph examiners, so it is a good companion business.

Examiner in Botswana (South Africa) seeks employment position

2011-06-01T07:59:00.000-07:00

Examiner in Botswana (South Africa) seeks employment position

Trained by Nathan Gordon; has an LX-4000 instrument

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Exam needed in Haiti

2011-06-01T07:46:00.000-07:00

Exam needed in Haiti

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Ventura County polygraph examiner & private investigator Kathryn Grogan received her '1000 Completed Exams' award at the PEOA Conference

2011-05-15T09:11:00.000-07:00

Ventura County polygraph examiner & private investigator Kathryn Grogan received her '1000 Completed Exams' award at the PEOA Conference this past weekend.

Kathryn Grogan completed an 8-week State of California-approved polygraph academy in 2005, and she serves the public & businesses of the Los Angeles and Ventura counties. She provides private investigation & lie-detection services to businesses and to the public. Her contact information is www.KathrynGrogan.com and 818-384-6969.

How you can already know that a caller will never actually have a polygraph exam done?

2011-05-08T11:06:00.000-07:00

Overall, PEOA members average 50-70% of calls & referrals that actually turn into paid exams.

Some of the other callers are just 'looky-loos', competitors, bluffers trying to scare their girlfriends into confessing, scammers, neurotics, and various other time-wasters.

Some examiners have previously said that they know instantly if a person will be engaging their services or not. So, we polled a group of successful examiners, asking them "How can you already know that a caller will never actually have a polygraph exam done?".

Their answers included:

"If they insist on an e-mail conversation only (no phone), it will not EVER go"

"Requiring you to listen to 30 seconds of rap music before their voice mail message comes on is a sign of no-work-here"

"Calls after midnight virtually never become an exam"

"If the caller asks 'Is there any charge for the polygraph exam?', it has never become an actual exam later"

"Telephone calls from 'blocked', 'unknown', or 'withheld' numbers for whatever reason almost never become an actual polygraph exam"

"When he says he wants to buy his own lie-detection equipment so he can test his girlfriend every week, you're wasting your time talking any further"

"Getting several calls from a person in a short period usually means too emotional now, and he/she will not show up for their appointment"

"When you call them back and get a message of either 'Voice Mail Full' or 'Voice Mail Not Set Up Yet', it's not going to happen"

"If trying to call them back for hours you get non-stop busy signals, you have a lonely talker who will not be paying for an exam"

"When you hear the caller being told word-for-word what to say to you by someone in the background, its just another control-freak trying to use polygraph as a free scare"

"When they want to discuss their entire relationship problems by phone, it is usually someone who needs a friend and wont be hiring you"

"When he says 'I want the graphs-- I will decide if she passed or not', say good-bye to the control-freak who is cheating on her"

"If they say 'Cost is no concern', don't count on it"

"(If they contact you by e-mail) The longer their e-mail, the lower the chance they will be hiring an examiner"

"When the caller insists that he be present during the test because he doesn't trust his girlfriend alone with an examiner, we have a control-freak that often is putting her through her 2nd or 3rd exam because he's not happy with hearing NDI"

"They will not be showing up if they want to schedule many weeks into the future"

"Should the caller insist that an examiner be either a woman or a very old man, good luck"

"If they say that they will keep their appointment with you depending on if their tax return or some other money arrives, it will be a no-show"

"A woman crying as she tells that she needs to have herself tested because her guy thinks she is cheating, with a baby or two screaming in the background during the call, will not turn into an exam"

Obviously not 100% for certain, but it was agreed that the above is solidly accurate.

RailRoad Police seeking bids on new-hire applicant testing

2011-05-01T10:22:00.000-07:00

RailRoad Police seeking bids on new-hire applicant testing

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Many polygraphers in California and New York also take the private investigator license tests

2011-05-01T10:06:00.000-07:00

Many polygraphers in California and New York also take the private investigator license tests and then set up related concurrent businesses.

Although not as high per hour income as lie-detection produces, private investigation is a good companion business to polygraph, and it is usually a steady income stream.

But passing the test is quite a chore. California & New York private investigator license examination test study material and sample test questions from www.PIcontinuingeducation.com can fill in the blanks of the information needed to pass.

Note: many people looking for lie-detection help first contact a private investigator, assuming that is who offers polygraph to the public!

2 unusual exam requests this week

2011-04-28T23:13:00.001-07:00

1. Examinee wants to prove he had interaction with a UFO. California

2. Examinee wants to prove he saw rapper Tupac be killed (he adds that Tupac now speaks to him). New York

Analog instrument needed for 1 week as a prop by a NYC film crew

2011-04-28T23:11:00.000-07:00

Analog instrument needed for 1 week as a prop by a NYC film crew

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Law enforcement agency near Tucson AZ seeking a new vendor of new-hire applicant polygraph exams

2011-04-20T10:08:00.000-07:00

Law enforcement agency near Tucson AZ seeking a new vendor of new-hire applicant polygraph exams

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A used Lafayette LX-4000 needed for purchase in Philadelphia area

2011-04-12T12:13:00.000-07:00

A used Lafayette LX-4000 needed for purchase in Philadelphia area

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'Nancy Grace: Swift Justice' TV show still seeking minority examiners for on-air examinations

2011-04-10T11:24:00.000-07:00

'Nancy Grace: Swift Justice' TV show still seeking minority examiners for on-air examinations

Examiners who are Female, Black, Latin, or Indian are encouraged to apply.

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An incarcerated testing is needed at the State Prison in Newport Vermont

2011-04-08T10:10:00.000-07:00

An incarcerated testing is needed at the State Prison in Newport Vermont

Client is attorney

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The 5 most common complaints about the written reports of polygraph examiners

2011-04-08T09:47:00.000-07:00

The 5 most common complaints about the written reports of polygraph examiners, as per interviews with hundreds of persons who were clients of examiners:

1. Was a problem to get the promised written report, took many calls

2. Written report was mostly about the examiner himself

3. Written report that arrived was only a paragraph long-- with a surprise option to get a 'longer report' for another $100

4. Written report was in all capital letters, making it very hard to read

5. Written report was poorly written, with misspellings

The written report is of great importance, because it stands in the examiner's place when presented to the court or to the accusing party. If it looks like it was written by a beginner, then it doesn't matter how good the examiner was or how well the examinee passed the test-- there will be no confidence given to the exam.

'There are many good examiners who write reports like kindergarteners, in part because many polygraph schools do not teach about reports. They assume that your initial employer will teach you report writing', tells John Grogan, a polygraph examiner was has tested more than 6000 persons and reviews sample reports as part of the membership process of Polygraph Examiners Of America (www.peoa.US). 'If the written report is critical to the examinee, then he/she should ask to see a sample report before choosing an examiner. Don't believe it if an examiner refuses, telling you that a sample report is 'confidential'; the examiner can redact any private information from a past report before showing it to you'.

12 persons need testing in Commerce City Colorado

2011-04-08T09:46:00.000-07:00

12 persons need testing in Commerce City Colorado

Missing items

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Chatanooga TN television documentary needs to film a polygraph examination

2011-04-04T09:59:00.000-07:00

Chatanooga TN television documentary needs to film a polygraph examination

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Tucson Arizona radio station seeks to air a live polygraph examination

2011-03-29T11:04:00.000-07:00

Tucson Arizona radio station seeks to air a live polygraph examination

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Not like the 'Friends' on the TV show . . .

2011-03-23T09:27:00.000-07:00

Montreal Canada exams needed

Private home, a lot of money missing, 3 friends are the only possible suspects

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A nationwide TV legal show needs exams filmed in Los Angeles

2011-03-23T09:18:00.000-07:00

A nationwide TV legal show needs exams filmed in Los Angeles

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Boston MA radio show seeks on-air segment on lie-detection

2011-03-21T08:52:00.000-07:00

Boston MA radio show seeks on-air segment on lie-detection, including a live polygraph examination

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New York City TV production needs to buy or use an analog instrument

2011-03-15T17:43:00.000-07:00

New York City TV production needs to buy or use an analog instrument

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Grandma comes home from a hosptal stay, finds her life-savings is missing

2011-03-15T17:39:00.000-07:00

Grandma comes home from a hosptal stay, finds her life-savings is missing

Boston MA

7 family members need testing

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Fishing tournament in Perry Florida needs lie-detection services

2011-03-15T17:38:00.000-07:00

Fishing tournament in Perry Florida needs lie-detection services

Gadsden Alabama: examiner seeks to purchase a used LX4000 instrument

2011-03-03T10:33:00.000-08:00

Gadsden Alabama: examiner seeks to purchase a used LX4000 instrument

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A used Lafayette LX-4000 instrument needed for purchase in Sacramento

2011-02-25T11:54:00.001-08:00

A used Lafayette LX-4000 instrument needed for purchase in Sacramento

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Clark County Nevada seeking bids for pre-employment polygraph examinations

2011-02-22T13:43:00.000-08:00

Clark County Nevada seeking bids for pre-employment polygraph examinations

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Morelia Michoacan Mexico exams needed / family matter

2011-02-14T10:02:00.000-08:00

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Did a lie-detector challenge decide who became California's new governor?

2011-02-04T17:59:00.000-08:00

Did a lie-detector challenge decide who became California's new governor?

A Los Angeles Times reporter's editorial, titled:
Meg, let's get together for that lie-detector test

OK, Meg, I've got a polygraph expert lined up.
That's right. In response to gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s pledge that she would take a lie-detector test to prove that she and her husband didn’t know they had an illegal immigrant cleaning their house for nine years, I made a couple of calls and got it all set up.

I spoke to John Grogan. It turns out that Grogan, who has been doing polygraph exams for 23 years, has been following campaign news.
Before I could complete a single sentence, Grogan said:
"Oh, sure. I'll test Meg Whitman for you."

Grogan has done thousands of polygraph exams and considers himself one of the most reliable lie-detector guys in the world. I was thinking maybe I could persuade our cousins at KTLA to broadcast the polygraph exam on live television, if Whitman goes for it, and Grogan said that would be no problem at all.

"I'll go anywhere at any time," he said.

So what do you say, Meg? There still seem to be a few discrepancies on what you and your husband knew about the housekeeper and when you knew it.

Out of the goodness of my heart and in the public interest, I'm offering you the chance to clear it all up, and you know where you can contact me. As for readers, here's your chance to participate.

As soon as possible, send us your questions for Meg regarding her maid, her campaign promises or her time at Goldman Sachs. I'll try my best to have some of your queries added to Meg's polygraph exam.

Talk about direct democracy.

Don't delay; just ask away.

(publication of this paraphrased news item to this blog was delayed as to follow the PEOA 'no politics' policy)

The Lie, the Bluff, and the False Confession: Reid's January/February Examiner Tip

2011-02-02T14:21:00.000-08:00

Research Review: The Lie, the Bluff and False Confessions

One of the most controversial aspects of criminal interrogation involves the use of trickery and deceit. While Federal and State Supreme Courts routinely uphold confessions that were obtained from interrogations during which the suspect was falsely told that there was incriminating evidence, academicians and psychologists have argued that lying to a suspect about having incriminating evidence is unethical, erodes the integrity of the criminal justice system and may induce an innocent suspect to confess.

Considering the necessity of dealing with criminal suspects on a somewhat lower moral plane than the average public, Supreme Court justices have rejected the ethical arguments. While there have been some restrictions placed on the use of trickery and deceit during an interrogation, e.g., manufacturing evidence against a suspect, the prevailing logic has been that merely lying to a suspect about having incriminating evidence would not be apt to cause an innocent person to confess. As a recent appeals court ruled, "such misrepresentations (lying about having evidence), of course may cause a suspect to confess, but causation alone does not constitute coercion..."1

A recent study challenges this basic premise.2 The authors offer the paradoxical hypothesis that lying to a suspect about having incriminating evidence actually encourages innocent people to confess. The study used a cheating paradigm in which participants (college students) were instructed not to help another person (a confederate within the study) with a particular task. In half of the cases, the other person asked the participant for help, which most provided. All participants were then accused of helping the confederate with the task and advised that cheating would be a violation of the University's honor code. Under this condition, none of the innocent participants confessed and 87% of the guilty participants confessed.

A second group of half innocent and half guilty suspects were not only accused of cheating but also told that there was a hidden video camera in the room which would eventually reveal their guilt or innocence. Under this circumstance 93% of the guilty suspects confessed and 50% of the innocent suspects confessed.

To anyone who has conducted actual interrogations, this finding makes absolutely no sense. The explanation can be found within the procedures used during the mock interrogation. As it turned out, these innocent participants didn't confess to helping the other person at all. Rather, they signed a prepared statement to that effect. Further, and of most importance, they were reassured that if the hidden camera exonerated them they would not get into any trouble by signing the statement. According to the study, the participants were then told, "stop wasting my time and sign this," which almost all of the guilty suspects did as well as half of the innocent suspects.

If this interrogation tactic were used during an actual criminal interrogation, the confession would be suppressed in a heartbeat. Encouraging suspects to sign a prepared confession by offering them a promise that if future evidence exonerates the suspect the confession will not be used against them, clearly shocks the conscience of the court and community.3 In other words, the innocent participants in this study were manipulated into believing that signing the confession would not result in any negative consequences. The tactic falls just short of having the suspect sign a blank document, which the investigator later fills in.

In real-life interrogations suspects are fully aware that their confession is an admission of guilt. In real-life interrogations if false statements are made to a suspect with respect to evidence, it is that the evidence clearly implicates the suspect in the crime, e.g., "We've got a witness who saw you leave her apartment!" or "We've got your fingerprints from the murder weapon!" Under this circumstance, an innocent suspect would immediately recognize that the evidence could not exist (or was manufactured) and the suspect would be more motivated to maintain their innocence. Certainly the innocent suspect would not be encouraged to falsely confess, as suggested by this research.

In conclusion, this study is a prime example illustrating the dangers of generalizing laboratory research findings to real-life situations. In an effort to prove their hypothesis, Perillo and Kassin have ignored legal guidelines regulating interrogation practices. They created an interrogation scenario that is not advocated by any authority in the field of interrogation that we are aware of, and certainly not by John E. Reid and Associates. Hopefully courts will recognize that any laboratory hypothesis can be proven if one manipulates research variables in a manner favorable to the hypothesis.

1 State v. Perez, WI, 2010

2 Perillo, J. and Kassin, S, "Inside Interrogation: The Lie, The Bluff and False Confessions" Law and Human Behavior, Aug. 2010

3 Frazier v. Cupp, 394 U.S. 731,89 S. Ct. 1420 (1969)

--- printed with permission; PEOA is a longtime Reid member, and can issue a discount code for Reid.com seminars and books.

Need our discount code for interview & interrogation seminars and books by Reid.com?

2011-02-01T08:26:00.001-08:00

Need our discount code for interview & interrogation seminars and books by Reid.com?

As a long-time member of the Reid Group of Preferred Associations, PEOA has its own discount code for members.

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Used computerized instrument needed in Spain

2011-01-31T23:51:00.000-08:00

Used computerized instrument needed in Spain

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Arizona Department of Health Services seeking bids on polygraph services

2011-01-31T23:49:00.000-08:00

Arizona Department of Health Services seeking bids on polygraph services

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Used LX-4000 Lafayette needed in Atlanta

2011-01-23T17:38:00.000-08:00

Used LX-4000 Lafayette needed in Atlanta Georgia

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It's time to add some new white sticky GSR/EDA electodes to your polygraph supplies!

2011-01-20T08:39:00.000-08:00

It's time to add some new white sticky GSR/EDA electodes to your polygraph supplies!

If you don't already use them, shame on you. They replace the stainless-steel and velcro heads when the fingertips are giving no GSR/EDA tracing due to dehydration or other interference. Two go on the palm of the hand; they bear a snap connector. If you are a busy examiner, you have had situations of little or no GSR/EDA tracings; using white stickies on the palm likely would have cured that.

If you already have some, it's a safe bet that they are past their 18-month shelf-life. Don't let that they still are sticky fool you-- what goes bad first is that the electrode's wet gel in their centers will evaporate, killing the good electrodermal connection.

Vermed (800-245-4025 x1203, ask for 'Pearl', www.Vermed.com) carries the popular disposable types for polygraph examiners. The 1" X 1 3/4" disposable rectangular electrodes (part #GSR-13) are only available in a 1000-piece $163 case order (that works out to less than 17 cents each).

For examiners who have been blaming GSR/EDA problems on their instrument or its software, using white stickies almost always solves the problem. We have observed sxaminers ramble on to excess about faulty instrument software when in reality it was just a dehydration issue that could have been cured by use of 'white stickies'.

TIP: remind examinees to drink plenty of water (not soda or coffee) in the hour or two prior to the exam, to help assure hydration.

Examiner seeks employment in Haiti

2011-01-19T07:22:00.000-08:00

He is a 1982 Certified Member of the Florida Polygraph Association

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Like-new Lafayette LX4000 instrument for sale

2011-01-17T20:26:00.000-08:00

Like-new Lafayette LX4000 instrument for sale

Austin Texas

includes countermeasure pad

peoamail@aol.com

A day on the member's Internet referral listserve, thanks to PEOA's 150+ polygraph websites!

2011-01-16T10:09:00.000-08:00

A day on the member's Internet referral listserve, thanks to PEOA's 150+ polygraph websites!

Merced CA: relationship, both parties
Dearborn MI: test 4 employees
Montreal or Quebec Canada: relationship / himself
Kenner LA: relationship
Austin TX: relationship
Waterbury Center Vermont: neighbor dispute
Hollywood CA: filmed exams for a reality TV show
Henderson NV: relationship / both
Brooklyn NY: relationship
Chicago IL: immigration exam for a law firm
Milwauke WI: 8 employees need testing
Philadelphia PA: family issue
Phoenix AZ: relationship
Belton TX: 3 employees
Grand View IA: crim-himself
Modesto CA: relationship
Mexico City MX: relationship
Union County NJ: court matter
Seattle WA: relationship
Bryant TX: in custody / Federal
Albany GA: relationship
Phoenix AZ: relationship - a US soldier in Japan wants his girlfriend in the US to be tested
Reno NV: relationship
Charlotte NC: relationship-both
St Louis MO: relationship
Hayward WI: statement verification
Racine WI: relationship
Los Angeles CA: 5 employees
Philadelphia PA: relationship
Cherry Valley AR: relationship
Chicago IL: relationship
Boise ID: 2 employees
San Francisco CA: immigration/asylum testing needed for law firm
Miami FL: relationship-both
Long Island NY: relationship

New PEOA polygraph members of the last month, from:

2011-01-04T21:19:00.000-08:00

New PEOA polygraph members of the last month, from:

Guatamala
California
New York
Ohio
South Carolina
Texas

How can you already know that a caller will never actually have a polygraph exam done?

2011-01-02T01:21:00.000-08:00

Overall, PEOA members average 50-70% of calls & referrals that actually turn into paid exams.

Some of the other callers are just 'looky-loos', competitors, bluffers trying to scare their girlfriends into confessing, and various other time-wasters.

Some examiners have previously said that they know instantly if a person will be engaging their services or not. So, we polled a group of successful examiners, asking them "How can you already know that a caller will never actually have a polygraph exam done?".

Their answers included:

"If they insist on an e-mail conversation only (no phone), it will not go"

"Requiring you to listen to 30 seconds of rap music before their voice mail message comes on is a sign of no-work-here"

"Calls after midnight virtually never become an exam"

"Telephone calls from 'blocked' or 'withheld' numbers for whatever reason almost never become an actual polygraph exam"

"Getting several calls from a person in a short period usually means too emotional now, and he/she will not show up for their appointment".

"When you call them back and get a message of either 'Voice Mail Full' or 'Voice Mail Not Set Up Yet', it's not going to happen"

"When you hear the caller being told word-for-word what to say to you by someone in the background, its just another control-freak trying to use polygraph as a free scare"

"When they want to discuss their entire relationship problems by phone, it is usually someone who needs a friend and wont be hiring you"

"If they say 'Cost is no concern', don't count on it"

"(If they contact you by e-mail) The longer their e-mail, the lower the chance they will be hiring an examiner"

"When the caller insists that he be present during the test because he doesn't trust his girlfriend alone with an examiner, we have a control-freak that often is putting her through her 2nd or 3rd exam because he's not happy with hearing NDI"

"They will not be showing up if they want to schedule many weeks into the future"

"Should the caller insist that an examiner be either a woman or a very old man, good luck"

"If they say that they will keep their appointment with you depending on if their tax return or some other money arrives, it will be a no-show"

"A woman crying as she tells that she needs to have herself tested because her guy thinks she is cheating, with a baby or two screaming in the background during the call, will not turn into an exam"

Obviously not 100% for certain, but it was agreed that the above is solidly accurate.

ABC films 'The (Jon Benet) Ramsey Polygraphs-- 10 years later', with John Grogan

2010-12-09T17:56:00.000-08:00

ABC films 'The (Jon Benet) Ramsey Polygraphs-- 10 years later', with John Grogan.

Soon to air on a news show, it discusses the exams conducted at the time, as well as changes in polygraph science since then.

Polygraph examiner John Grogan has 23 years of extensive lie-detection experience, with more than 5000 court-verified completed exams. He conducts exams in several states for the public, businesses, and agencies city through federal. He has more than 600 media appearances involving the investigative and lie-detection professions.

Richmond VA examiner seeking to buy a used Lafayette LX-4000 computerized polygraph instrument

2010-12-09T08:42:00.001-08:00

Richmond VA examiner seeking to buy a used Lafayette LX-4000 computerized polygraph instrument

peoamail@aol.com

Used Lafayette or Limestone computerized polygraph instrument needed for purchase in Central Kansas

2010-12-08T17:45:00.000-08:00

Used Lafayette or Limestone computerized polygraph instrument needed for purchase in Central Kansas

peoamail@aol.com

With friends like that, . . .

2010-12-06T14:43:00.000-08:00

(from PEOA's members-only all-day polygraph referral internet listserve)

Cincinnati Ohio

Woman is missing $51,000.

Only friends have been in her home . . .

peoamail@aol.com

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Kansas City Missouri polygraph services

2010-12-05T13:59:00.000-08:00

Kansas City Missouri polygraph services:

Are you an examiner that covers this area?

PEOA has increased its polygraph marketing coverage for this area, and can refer requests to competent examiners.

We have also increased our polygraph marketing coverage for other major cities in Missouri (St Louis, Independence, Springfield, Columbia, Lee's Summit, O'Fallon, and more), and many cities in Kansas (Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Topeka, Lawrence, Olathe, and more) as well.

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Polygraph examination demonstrations needed for 'Fokkers' movie-premiere parties nationwide in several major cities

2010-12-05T01:50:00.000-08:00

Polygraph examination demonstrations needed for 'Fokkers' movie-premiere parties nationwide / several major cities

peoamail@aol.com

Is he a 'squatter' or is he a 'tenant'?

2010-11-29T23:12:00.000-08:00

(from PEOA's members-only all-day polygraph referral internet listserve)

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Arrested as a 'squatter', he wants a polygraph exam to show he paid the owner (who denies it and had him arrested) to rent the apartment

peoamail@aol.com

Need 15 persons tested at a Sacramento California non-profit entity

2010-11-29T12:39:00.000-08:00

Need 15 persons tested at a Sacramento California non-profit entity

peoamail@aol.com

Grenada (Caribbean) exam needed

2010-11-29T12:37:00.000-08:00

Grenada (Caribbean) exam needed

Alleged sexual touching of a child

peoamail@aol.com

Polygraph AKA Seismograph

2010-11-24T09:44:00.000-08:00

A television production company in Los Angeles would like to rent an examiner and an analog instrument for a few hours. They want to film an analog in operation, that footage to be used as a seismograph (earthquake recorder).

State of Missouri seeking PCSOT & PPG polygraph exams in Fulton and Farmington

2010-11-24T09:35:00.000-08:00

(from PEOA's members-only all-day polygraph referral internet listserve)

State of Missouri seeking PCSOT & PPG polygraph exams in Fulton and Farmington

Description: The contractor shall provide polygraph examinations, PPG (penile plethysmograph) testing, and sexual history interviewing for the Department of Mental Health, Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center and/or the Fulton State Hospital

peoamail@aol.com

(complete details, and bid-preparation assistance, were sent directly to PEOA members one week earlier for this matter)

Inyo County, California, polygraph services

2010-11-22T22:33:00.000-08:00

Inyo County, California, polygraph services:

Are you an examiner that covers this area?

PEOA has increased its marketing coverage for this area, and can refer requests to competent examiners.

peoamail@aol.com

Central Kansas examiner seeks to purchase a used Lafayette LX-4000 instrument

2010-11-18T08:38:00.000-08:00

Central Kansas examiner seeks to purchase a used Lafayette LX-4000 instrument

peoamail@aol.com

Forsyth County (Cumming) Georgia seeking bids on polygraph services

2010-11-15T22:10:00.000-08:00

Forsyth County (Cumming) Georgia seeking bids on polygraph services

peoamail@aol.com

(complete details, and bid-preparation assistance, were sent directly to PEOA members one week earlier for this matter)

Who took the money while the others were fixing broken dogs & cats?

2010-11-11T21:04:00.000-08:00

(from PEOA's members-only all-day polygraph referral internet listserve)

Chicago Illinois animal hospital needs 15 employees polygraphed.

peoamail@aol.com

What you DON'T see posted here:

2010-11-11T09:05:00.000-08:00

What you DON'T see posted here:

Every day, 15 to 30 polygraph examination requests are posted directly to PEOA members nationwide via the members-only listserve. Most are relationship polygraph requests (husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, thinking the other might be cheating), attorney requests, and employer requests.

Nothing exciting, just typical requests, but if they were all posted here it would make this blog too lengthy to navigate!

Click to visit Polygraph Examiners Of America

Sacramento California polygraph exams needed for a Washington teen on probation who is moving to CA

2010-11-11T08:55:00.000-08:00

(from PEOA's members-only all-day polygraph referral internet listserve)

Sacramento California polygraph exams needed for a Washington teen on probation who is moving to CA

peoamail@aol.com

Delano California: incarcerated testing needed at Kern Valley State Prison for Public Defender's Office

2010-11-11T08:38:00.000-08:00

(from PEOA's members-only all-day polygraph referral internet listserve)

Delano California: incarcerated testing needed at Kern Valley State Prison for Public Defender's Office

peoamail@aol.com

Law firm needs an immigration polygraph examination in Greensboro North Carolina

2010-11-11T08:16:00.000-08:00

(from PEOA's members-only all-day polygraph referral internet listserve)

Law firm needs an immigration polygraph examination in Greensboro North Carolina

peoamail@aol.com

Public Defender's Office needs an in-custody examination in Cordell Georgia

2010-11-11T08:13:00.000-08:00

(from PEOA's members-only all-day polygraph referral internet listserve)

Public Defender's Office needs an in-custody examination in Cordell Georgia

peoamail@aol.com

Need a discount on Reid.com interview seminars or products?

2010-11-08T05:36:00.000-08:00

Need a discount on Reid.com interview seminars or products?

Polygraph Examiners Of America is a long-time member of the Reid Preferred Group of Associations. RPGA is a program offered to professional associations in which their members receive special discounts on seminar registration fees and training materials.

Every year, thousands of individuals from business, law enforcement, and government organizations utilize Reid's training programs, and products to help them develop interviewing & interrogation skills.

Contact PEOA to receive the code number required for member discounts.

Television game show filming in Buena Park (Orange County) California seeking examiner for 4 days

2010-11-07T12:31:00.000-08:00

(from PEOA's members-only all-day polygraph referral internet listserve)

Television game show filming in Buena Park (Orange County) California seeking examiner for 4 days

peoamail@aol.com

Two new PEOA members from outside of the United States

2010-11-07T12:28:00.000-08:00

One from Mexico City, Mexico

One from Montreal, Canada

Welcome!

Used Limestone instrument needed

2010-11-07T12:26:00.000-08:00

Used Limestone instrument needed

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