Quote:while questions about felonies are relevant questions and for the most part dq's what about questions about committing misdemeanors since most departments only dq one if he or she has a felony or domestic violence?
Rock,
With most departments, any felony conviction is
an automatic DQ. This should not be taken to mean that only those with a felony conviction are DQd. On many departments, a person with no convictions whatsoever--misdemeanor or felony) but a large number of arrests (8-10) will still be disqualified despite his clean record. Misdemeanors are evaluated on a case-to-case basis. As you know, domestic violence misdemeanor is an automatic DQ (federal law states that those with any DV conviction cannot carry a gun). Most other misdemeanors will usually be found acceptable if they are far enough removed and you explain them properly (i.e. take responsibility and admit that you were wrong).
Polygraph questions (relevant or otherwise) on one's psych history or misdemeanors are extremely uncommon to say the least. I would not expect any. The only misdemeanor question I have ever heard being used on a polygraph “test” is “Have you ever driven under the influence of alcohol?” As you know, this is a control question.
Quote: i don't think I am gonna use countermeasures b/c I only have 85 percent of the idea down, and from what I can conclude if you don't have the whole thing down, you're going to do more harm than good,
I don't know where you are getting this. If you positively recognize a control question (i.e. "Have you ever lied to a supervisor/loved one, etc?") and you think exciting thoughts during it, you still vastly improve your chances of "passing."
I think you are reading way too far into a lot of this stuff (which is good in the way, because it shows you have been diligent in your preparation). A lot of the questions you bring up appear to be from a background packet. Remember, during the whole test, the examiner will likely have only 5-7 relevant questions (usually spread over two charts). Wait until the day of the “test” before you make your decision on using countermeasures. From the amount of time it appears you have spent on this, I have the feeling that you will be pleasantly surprised to see the questions on your "test" to be shockingly similar to those described in
The Lie Behind the Lie Detector.