took a lapd poly some time ago. examiner said results will be disclosed immediately after poly. So, i thought great! He asked approx 12 questions. 
Do you intend to lie on the test?
Did you falsify any official documents?
Have you ever stolen $400 worth from employer?
Did you physically abuse domestic partner?
Did you ever lie to authority?
Have you ever tried drugs?
Have you ever commited undetected serious crime?
Did you ever lie to loved one's?
Is your name so and so?
Do you live in the US?
I can't remember all 12 basic questions.
I felt my heart beating throughout the whole testing process.
At certain questions, I felt a tug behind my neck. Then he left the room after the 1st batch of questioning. He stated my breathing was "atrocious."
2nd round of questioning, he said I did a little better but I need to work on the breathing and relaxing part. He closed the session by saying that i didn't fail nor pass and personnel will get in touch with me!
Well, for all honesty...what torture just to join the world's worst police force. I had no relation to any of the questions, didn't try to lie or use extensive countermeasure. Tried to use anal puck. but after all else it was too nerve racking being interogatted like that the first time. Not that anyone really cares whether I am truthful or not. Which I was. Never commited a serious crime, never slapped a girlfriend or such.
Been just a rebel child with a clean record. I think LAPD uses more emphasis on the poly rather than actually doing the BI. 
Anyway, we'll see what happens the second time around. Hopefully I can relax, and breath since I already know the questions. After that, if they still don't want a good person like me, oh well some other agency can have me.

What should I expect on the medical/psych?  I'm also processing for the LAPD and passed the poly last week.  Any advice would be great.  How long does the BI take (on avg?)I'm going to do some ride alongs pretty soon to give me an idea of the stations I'd like to work at.  Also going to start going to CAPS again to get in better shape.

Good luck!

nikormat

I just did a psyke and phisical but not for the lapd.  The physical involved a hearing and vision test, chest xray, actual turn-your-head-and-cough physical as well as a blood test and urine analysis.  The psyke consisted of 3 tests.  The first was over 500 questions. The third was over 200 and the third was about 150 questions.  Took me 2.5 hours to do all three.  It sounds like a lot but they are easy to answer.

The only advice I can give is that you dress well for these tests.  Chances are that both the docter for the physical and the doctor for the psyke work exclusiivley for the lapd or city of LA and will note how professional you look.  Sounds stupid but it will make a differrence.

Beast

Ns4life,

It would be prudent to promptly appeal in writing your polygrapher's accusation that you employed countermeasures. See Chapter 5 of The Lie Behind the Lie Detector for some general suggestions on how to proceed.

Also, you might want to edit your post to anonymize a bit. It is likely that LAPD polygraphers monitor this message board.

nikormat wrote on Jun 27^th, 2002 at 8:41pm:


Good question! I think retaliation for writing to your elected representatives is unlikely, especially if you don't mention in your letter that you are currently in the LAPD hiring process. If you would like to mention your personal experience and you're concerned about the possibility of retaliation, then it might be best to wait before sending those letters.