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Reply #30 - Oct 31st, 2003 at 11:23pm
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I have been a Las Vegas Metropolitan police officer for nearly 7 years now.  You all can believe when I say that a large majority of us cops here agree that the polygraph in a load of crap.  It is not just the potential new hires that have to be subjected to this nonsense.  I know of a few guys who have had to take them for investigation or promotional reasons.  I also know that there a more than a few of us who have beaten the polygraph as well. Its a situation that I cannot even explain, if so many people know of the shortcomings of these tests, why the Hell are they still being used so strongly?  My little brother will be testing with us soon and the ONLY thing he is worried about is the friggin polygraph, as he knows that its almost as if only the lucky survive it.  For the record, this is a great department, I'm just letting off some steam.  The most ironic part of all this is that I've spoken to one of our poly examiners several times and he has even told me that the tests are only about 70% accurate.
  
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Reply #31 - Nov 3rd, 2003 at 10:21pm
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I am a police officer in Ohio, and  I have just tested for LVMPD awaiting my scores.  I feel very good about moving on the remaining phases including all but the polygraph.  It has been several years since I took a polygraph exam and I am dreading this next one.  See I know that if the examiner doesnt believe me, I am screwed.  No matter what the  damn machine says.  Has anyone seen the ridiculous show on Courttv called Fake out?  All these numnuts who go on the show, many of them law enforcement officers, think they can spot a lie in the behavior of the subject.  They are more often wrong than right.  I think countermeasure use is the smart thing to do.  Why risk it all.  I must mention that the tests can definately be beaten without countermeasures as well.  I know for a fact.
  
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Reply #32 - Nov 5th, 2003 at 12:20am
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Speaking of the quality of hired officers in the LVMPD, lets add a couple more to the group of aforementioned winners already listed.  Sergeant Tom Keller investigated for receiveing 15,000 dollars from an adult club owner(Crazyhorse Too); officer David Miller was caught on a casino camera beating a handcuffed man repeatedly in the head, face, and body.  The man sustained a fractured vertabrae; and more recently officer Ryan McCulloch was arrested for his third DUI offense in 18 months, as well as driving a police vehicle with a revoked driver's license.  I could also mention the D.A.R.E. officer who resigned after she tested positive for marijuana, or several other arrogent punks us Las Vegans have to deal with who have been given badges.
  
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Reply #33 - Nov 10th, 2003 at 8:07am
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I took their poly and smoked it with flying colors.  As far as the poly examiner goes, he never had a clue. I had to lie about  very minor issue.  I never got offered a position because I was too far down on the rank order.  I am hoping to test with C.H.P. when they start testing again.  They use the voice analysis test, so I'm not sure how to deal with that, but my friend who got on with them a couple of years ago said it was totaly bogus.
  
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Reply #34 - Nov 11th, 2003 at 5:12am
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I antisipate on taking my polygraph with metro very soon and after reading all these posts I'm more nervous then I was before.
  
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Reply #35 - Nov 12th, 2003 at 6:10pm
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You are right to be worried.  The polygraph has ruined many people.
  
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Reply #36 - Nov 13th, 2003 at 5:00am
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I aced my LVMPD poly not once, but twice.  The first time I took it the examiner buzzed right through it and everything was fine. The last time I took it the examiner was a little more thorough, and she was nice.  I used visualization and tongue bite to ensure my passing the test.  Neither time did the examiners have the slightest clue.  So all you nonbelievers in countermeasures, all I can say is they worked for me.
  
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Reply #37 - Nov 19th, 2003 at 12:36am
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I should be getting my notice any day now for my LVMPD poly.  I am so ready for it to be over with.  My friend took hers a short time ago and she said it was no biggee.
  
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Reply #38 - Dec 2nd, 2003 at 12:13am
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I'll be taking my LVMPD poly very soon.  I am not nervous yet rather anxious.  I just want it to be over with.  This is my first time to ever experience a lie detector test, but I am fully aware that they are a crap shoot.  My friend whose father is a metro cop for more than 20 years said that he doesn't favor the lie detector tests, but it is an obstacle you have to go through. 
  
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Reply #39 - Dec 2nd, 2003 at 4:39pm
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Does anyone know when the next LVMPD exam will be given? There's no updated info on their website.
  
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Reply #40 - Dec 2nd, 2003 at 4:52pm
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They start their application process again in January.
  
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Reply #41 - Dec 2nd, 2003 at 10:28pm
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I would like to let all who read this site know that I failed my Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's polygraph slightly over a year ago.  The GOOD news is that I just took a polygraph with a police department on the west coast and passed.  Here's the nuttiest part.  I was asked pretty much the same sort of questions regarding issues such as theft, undedected crimes, and drug use.   I answered the same way as I did with my failed polygraph.  My examiner was very nice and actually made me feel comfortable.  He never even mentioned my past failed polygraph, and the entire procedure took about 90 minutes.  As much as I'd like to send LVMPD's background unit my good news, I won't.
  
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Reply #42 - Dec 8th, 2003 at 1:45am
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A few short years ago LVMPD was in the hot seat for hiring 147 police officers that were NEVER even given a background investigation.  I'm sure that all of the new hires passed their polygraphs, so the background unit trusted that these individuals were all good choices.     THEY THOUGHT WRONG.   An incident that helped spark this discovery was when one of their officers was charged with homicide.  This same officer was fired from his former job as a Dillards security guard for being too aggressive and combative.  He also failed to mention that he had been previously arrested.  Good job LVMPD for another fine choice as one of your city's finest.  Keep trusting in the polygraphs when you make your hiring decisions.
  
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Reply #43 - Dec 8th, 2003 at 3:22am
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LVMPD officer Jon Aaron Brown was charged with possession and use of GHB and ecstasy.  I'm sure he only used after he became a cop, because there is no way he could have lied about his drug use during his polygraph and gotten away with it.  YEAH  RIIIIIGHT!!!!!
  
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Reply #44 - Dec 10th, 2003 at 7:11pm
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So are there any P.D.'s that people would recommend applying to in or around SoCal or vegas?
  
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