I'm going to be taking a polygraph exam for a law enforcement position soon.  I was just wondering if anyone could throw me a few pointers on keeping calm and passing with little to no lying.  Thanks for any help!

JCW123, just something for you to consider in your quest to become a law enforcement officer (LEO). You mention wanting to "keep calm witj little or no lying", assuming I am correct, you recognize that there are things in your background which you wish you had not done, but you also recognize that you cannot "unring a bell".  Despite what you will read here, I encourage you NOT to engage in any effort (no matter what they call it) to artifically alter the outcome of your polygraph examination. If the anti-polygraph people are as confident that you can engage in countermeasures and "beat" the polygraph (another argument entirely), I am equally confident that if you do that the chances are that you will be caught ( I might be your examiner) are high, albeit not absolute, but you have to ask yourself if you really want to take that gamble.  If you have engaged in any behaviors that you THINK might be disqualifiying, tell the examiner about it.  If it exceeds the "tolerance" level for that department (they do vary), the examiner will tell you and that will be the end of it.  If you do engage in any efforts to alter the outcome and are caught (it does happen George), your integrity will be questioned and your future as a LEO will forever be ended.  Those who run this site vehemently disagree with me (as is their right to do), but I personally think there is something very positive about  telling the truth if you want to carry the badge and belong to the brotherhood of the thin blue line.  The choice is yours my friend.  May you choose wisely.

DUMP THE GIRL AND DO THE RIGHT THING BE HONEST!@

Torpedo wrote on Dec 29^th, 2003 at 2:57am:


This is an absolute lie. When you examine how these tests are administered you will learn that the examiner will always try to mislead you if not outright lie to you. The more experienced they are the more deceptive they are.

Even now this person is using scare tactics to make you nervous. The person is threatening you with getting caught if you use countermeasures. If these tests were accurate these liars would not feel the need to threaten you at all. Note that it is routine these liars to threaten a subject prior to a lie detector test.

Finally, if you gamble it is only in taking the test without knowing the lies that will be told, and failing to use countermeasures. Remember, these liars have the power to destroy innocent people and think nothing of falsely labeling them liars. They know this is true or they would not have their victims sign all kinds of release forms to limit their liability.

Don't be stupid. Learn the test and practice the countermeasures.

Interestinng....  its the 15th and still no rebuttle from the "Polygraphs are good crowd"... I would especially have expected Torpedo to have responded since multiple people pretty much caled him a liar 

Hmm maybe this is yet another indication that when people arm themselves with knowledge and information then those that would spread misinformation cease to be an issue.

Joe

No offense, Torpedo, but you sound just like the NSA
polygraphers; the crap about just telling your examiner
everything,  and that they are only concerned about
major crimes.  Well, they don't tell you that everything
goes back to the Defense Security Service.  It seems
like polygraphers are "stamped out"; they all sound the
same.  They are dishonest and manipulative...

Dear "Nobody"....how fitting!  Ho hum, the reason I choose not to respond is for no other reason than many of you with nothing to say and offers of misdirected suggestions on how to "beat" the polygraph....bore me....say something meaningful and I might (only if it pleases me) enter back into your dicussions.  Many of you are showing your ignorance...and I choose to let you ramble and show your true colors to those who read from this site. Itr is truly a shame though because some show some promise in wanting to engage in meaningful discussion...not many, but some.

George,

You write:

Quote:


In TLBTHLD ON pg.115 you say, "But in response to the relevant questions, you should make no admissions whatsoever."  Sounds like a lie by omission to me.

You further explain in your "book" what examiners look for in terms of body language/verbal responses from both truthful and deceptive examinees.  If you encourage truthful responses to relevant issues, why is there a need for this section?