Exams needed in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
peoamail@aol.com
Monday, December 19, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving night, 10pm, and a friend steals $28,000 in New York
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.
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.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Examiners in Canada needed!
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.
peoamail@aol.com
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.
peoamail@aol.com
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Major TV production company seeks female polygraph examiners for a new TV show pilot
Major TV production company seeks female polygraph examiners for a new TV show pilot
Based in Los Angeles
peoamail@aol.com
Based in Los Angeles
peoamail@aol.com
Monday, November 14, 2011
CA PI Private Investigator license test study material
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.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Examiner seeks to upgrade his older gold-box Lafayette LX3000 for a silver-box LX-4000
Examiner seeks to upgrade his older gold-box Lafayette LX3000 for a silver-box LX-4000
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Annual polygraph skills update workshops / certification week in Los Angeles in December
Annual polygraph skills update workshops / certification week in Los Angeles in December
PEOA members only
Visit www.peoa.US
PEOA members only
Visit www.peoa.US
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and New York: ShowTime TV channel needs public exams
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.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Queens NY: Spanish-speaking examiner needed to conduct an exam at the Queens DA office, for a law firm
Queens NY: Spanish-speaking examiner needed to conduct an exam at the Queens DA office, for a law firm
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Monday, October 10, 2011
Lafayette 4000, used 5 times, $2500, Portland OR
Lafayette 4000, used 5 times, $2500, Portland OR
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Monday, October 3, 2011
Seattle WA: 15 employees need polygraph tests
Seattle WA: 15 employees need polygraph tests
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Monday, September 19, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
A used Limestone instrument is needed for purchase by a southern California polygraph academy student
A used Limestone instrument is needed for purchase by a southern California polygraph academy student
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Friday, September 9, 2011
Hey Cuz, did you take my $19,000?
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.
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
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.
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.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Idaho Falls ID area: government agency needs pre-employment exams conducted
Idaho Falls ID area: government agency needs pre-employment exams conducted
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Reminder: PCSOT training in Los Angeles last week of August
Reminder: PCSOT training in Los Angeles last week of August
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Used computerized instruments needed!
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.
peoamail@aol.com
PEOA receives at least 3 inquiries every week from examiners looking to buy used computerized instruments.
No charge to list yours for sale here.
peoamail@aol.com
Bodybuilder Competition in Nashville needs an examiner
Bodybuilder Competition in Nashville needs an examiner
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Fishing tournament in Racine WI needs examiner
Fishing tournament in Racine WI needs examiner
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Friday, August 12, 2011
Incarcerated testing needed at Solano Prison, California
Incarcerated testing needed at Solano Prison, California
For a law firm
peoamail@aol.com
For a law firm
peoamail@aol.com
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
PCSOT exams needed by a western CT therapist
PCSOT exams needed by a western CT therapist
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
NYC examiner seeks to buy a used Lafayette or Limestone computerized
NYC examiner seeks to buy a used Lafayette or Limestone computerized
30 years experience, wants to upgrade from analog
Contact peoamail@aol.com
30 years experience, wants to upgrade from analog
Contact peoamail@aol.com
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Kenya, West Africa: 150 employees need to be tested IN FRENCH
Kenya, West Africa: 150 employees need to be tested IN FRENCH
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Used Limestone package for sale / Northern California
Used Limestone package for sale / Northern California
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Preparing for hot-weather polygraphs and dehydration (no eda/gsr)
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.
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
County of Orange Florida seeking bids on polygraph services / for job applicants and for internal matters
peoamail@aol.com
(complete details, and bid-preparation assistance, were previously sent directly to PEOA members for this matter)
peoamail@aol.com
(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
County of Luzerne PA seeking bids on polygraph services / juvenile probation
peoamail@aol.com
(complete details, and bid-preparation assistance, were previously sent directly to PEOA members for this matter)
peoamail@aol.com
(complete details, and bid-preparation assistance, were previously sent directly to PEOA members for this matter)
Sunday, June 12, 2011
California Private Patrol Operator (PPO) license test help for examiners
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.
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.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Examiner in Botswana (South Africa) seeks employment position
Examiner in Botswana (South Africa) seeks employment position
Trained by Nathan Gordon; has an LX-4000 instrument
peoamail@aol.com
Trained by Nathan Gordon; has an LX-4000 instrument
peoamail@aol.com
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Ventura County polygraph examiner & private investigator Kathryn Grogan received her '1000 Completed Exams' award at the PEOA Conference
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.
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.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
How you can already know that a caller will never actually have a polygraph exam done?
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.
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.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
RailRoad Police seeking bids on new-hire applicant testing
RailRoad Police seeking bids on new-hire applicant testing
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Many polygraphers in California and New York also take the private investigator license tests
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!
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!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
2 unusual exam requests this week
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
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
Analog instrument needed for 1 week as a prop by a NYC film crew
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Law enforcement agency near Tucson AZ seeking a new vendor of new-hire applicant polygraph exams
Law enforcement agency near Tucson AZ seeking a new vendor of new-hire applicant polygraph exams
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
A used Lafayette LX-4000 needed for purchase in Philadelphia area
A used Lafayette LX-4000 needed for purchase in Philadelphia area
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Sunday, April 10, 2011
'Nancy Grace: Swift Justice' TV show still seeking minority examiners for on-air examinations
'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.
peoamail@aol.com
Examiners who are Female, Black, Latin, or Indian are encouraged to apply.
peoamail@aol.com
Friday, April 8, 2011
An incarcerated testing is needed at the State Prison in Newport Vermont
An incarcerated testing is needed at the State Prison in Newport Vermont
Client is attorney
peoamail@aol.com
Client is attorney
peoamail@aol.com
The 5 most common complaints about the written reports of polygraph examiners
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'.
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
12 persons need testing in Commerce City Colorado
Missing items
peoamail@aol.com
Missing items
peoamail@aol.com
Monday, April 4, 2011
Chatanooga TN television documentary needs to film a polygraph examination
Chatanooga TN television documentary needs to film a polygraph examination
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tucson Arizona radio station seeks to air a live polygraph examination
Tucson Arizona radio station seeks to air a live polygraph examination
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Not like the 'Friends' on the TV show . . .
Montreal Canada exams needed
Private home, a lot of money missing, 3 friends are the only possible suspects
peoamail@aol.com
Private home, a lot of money missing, 3 friends are the only possible suspects
peoamail@aol.com
A nationwide TV legal show needs exams filmed in Los Angeles
A nationwide TV legal show needs exams filmed in Los Angeles
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Monday, March 21, 2011
Boston MA radio show seeks on-air segment on lie-detection
Boston MA radio show seeks on-air segment on lie-detection, including a live polygraph examination
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
New York City TV production needs to buy or use an analog instrument
New York City TV production needs to buy or use an analog instrument
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Grandma comes home from a hosptal stay, finds her life-savings is missing
Grandma comes home from a hosptal stay, finds her life-savings is missing
Boston MA
7 family members need testing
peoamail@aol.com
Boston MA
7 family members need testing
peoamail@aol.com
Fishing tournament in Perry Florida needs lie-detection services
Fishing tournament in Perry Florida needs lie-detection services
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Gadsden Alabama: examiner seeks to purchase a used LX4000 instrument
Gadsden Alabama: examiner seeks to purchase a used LX4000 instrument
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Friday, February 25, 2011
A used Lafayette LX-4000 instrument needed for purchase in Sacramento
A used Lafayette LX-4000 instrument needed for purchase in Sacramento
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Clark County Nevada seeking bids for pre-employment polygraph examinations
Clark County Nevada seeking bids for pre-employment polygraph examinations
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Monday, February 14, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Did a lie-detector challenge decide who became California's new governor?
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)
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)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
The Lie, the Bluff, and the False Confession: Reid's January/February Examiner Tip
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.
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.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Need our discount code for interview & interrogation seminars and books by Reid.com?
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.
peoamail@aol.com
As a long-time member of the Reid Group of Preferred Associations, PEOA has its own discount code for members.
peoamail@aol.com
Monday, January 31, 2011
Used computerized instrument needed in Spain
Used computerized instrument needed in Spain
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Arizona Department of Health Services seeking bids on polygraph services
Arizona Department of Health Services seeking bids on polygraph services
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Used LX-4000 Lafayette needed in Atlanta
Used LX-4000 Lafayette needed in Atlanta Georgia
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Thursday, January 20, 2011
It's time to add some new white sticky GSR/EDA electodes to your polygraph supplies!
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.
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.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Examiner seeks employment in Haiti
He is a 1982 Certified Member of the Florida Polygraph Association
peoamail@aol.com
peoamail@aol.com
Monday, January 17, 2011
Like-new Lafayette LX4000 instrument for sale
Like-new Lafayette LX4000 instrument for sale
Austin Texas
includes countermeasure pad
peoamail@aol.com
Austin Texas
includes countermeasure pad
peoamail@aol.com
Sunday, January 16, 2011
A day on the member's Internet referral listserve, thanks to PEOA's 150+ polygraph websites!
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
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
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
New PEOA polygraph members of the last month, from:
New PEOA polygraph members of the last month, from:
Guatamala
California
New York
Ohio
South Carolina
Texas
Guatamala
California
New York
Ohio
South Carolina
Texas
Sunday, January 2, 2011
How can you already know that a caller will never actually have a polygraph exam done?
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.
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.
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