thejedicaulfield,

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LAPD Applicants:

First, congratulations on finding this site.  Knowledge IS power.  I only wish I had found this site before my first polygraph; I would have graduated the academy by now.

If you haven't already done so, you need to read "The Lie Behind the Lie Detector" and understand how to recognize control vs. relevant questions.  You should also practice your countermeasures: behavioral and physical.  For my second polygraph I used the behavioral countermeasures from "The Lie Behind..." and the physical countermeasures that Doug Williams teaches. They worked perfectly.

You can expect your polygraph to last anywhere from two to four hours.  You should also expect your examiner to accuse you of lying.  Be prepared and stick to your guns; don't change your story even if it means lying a bit.  LAPD will use control questions.  Here's a list of irrelevant, relevant and control questions that I ran into:

I   1.  Is your name_______?
I   2.  Do you live in the United States?

C  3.  Have you ever lied to someone who trusted you?
C  4.  Have you ever betrayed someone who trusted you?
C  5.  Have you ever lied to someone in a position of authority?
C  6.  Have you ever lied to get out of trouble?

R  7.  Have you stolen more than $300.00 from an employer?
R  8.  Have you ever injured someone as a result of a domestic dispute?
R  9.  Are you concealing information regarding your drug history?
R 10. Are you concealing information regarding your work history?
R 11. Are you concealing information regarding your background?
R 12. Are you concealing information regarding a serious crime?
R 13. Have you ever acted on a bias?  
R 14. Do you intend to answer all questions truthfully?
R 15. Have you done anything to intentionally defeat this test?
R 16. Have you answered all questions truthfully?

I believe that LAPD polygraphers are aware of this message board and probably check it.  They may change the questions somewhat, but if you understand how to identify relevants and controls you should have no problem.

Good luck!

Wolfe,

You need to download, read, and understand the material found in "The Lie Behind the Lie Dectector."  It will cover how to identify both control and relevant questions and how to "respond" to them.  It's not difficult, but you must have a clear concept of how the polygraph works and how to augment your responses to control questions before you take your polygraph.

First off, I can tell you exactly what they will do on the test now (it changed quite a bit recently). What questions do you think you will have trouble with?

regarding your post that mentions doug williams, who is he and are his countermeasures the same as listed in lie detector the truth behind the lie?