Readers,

A thread was started many moons ago about the recording of polygraph operations.  This could be audio only or video and audio.  I believe a recording would have avoided what I went through because at a minimum, it showed obvious violations of "accepted polygraph procedures."

Now before anyone jumps on my case, I am not saying that polygraph procedures are accurate or acceptable per se.  I am reaching out to examinees and examiners.

Would you or do you have a concern with recording of such examinations as to defend the use of polygraphs and justify their results?  As an examinee, would you have a problem with the exam being recorded?

There seems to be no movement by examiners or government to go in this direction but I see little reason not to personally.

Pros and cons, let's hear them.

Regards.

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That's strange, you stated in a post awhile back that you are against the test subject recording a test, since it could be used against the examiner.

TC

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Polygraphers are capable of the very same thing.   

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TRANSLATION:  We don't want the "shenanigans" pulled by us polygraphers exposed to the public.  We have something to "hide".

Sackett

There have been posters to these threads relaying horrow stories about their polygraphers. There were in the face confrontations by the polygrapher screaming, cursing, name calling, etc., at the examinee and I don't believe for a moment that they were lying.

If the examination was forced to be recorded, do you believe this type of polygrapher would alter the recording? I firmly do. With that kind of mentality, he is out to protect himself NOT the examinee. I don't believe in a one way street. The examinee should be afforded self protection. They should, at least, be able to have a lawyer behind the one way mirrow with audio capabilities. This would not be an interference to the polygrapger's test. I'll bet, if protection of this nature was allow, there would be fewer false positives.

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Do you provide a copy to the test subject?

Do you record all phases (Pretest interview, test, post test interrogation)?

Wish I had video of my tester claiming the test to be 98% accurate.

TC

Sackett

The horrow stories posted here doesn't need any frosting or decorating. Most of the stories were from first time posters, while researching polygraph, happened on to this site and had no reason what so ever to lie. They probably posted on Polygraph Place and you immediately deleted it.

It's not at all ethical or legal for an "in your face" polygrapher to curse an examinee. And one that would do that would certainly alter recordings. They don't give a tinkers damn about the rights or feelings of the examinee and they also know that the APA doesn't deal out sanctions for bad conduct.

Lawyers would interfere from behind the glass ?? That buckett has a hole in it. I doubt that any of them, if allowed to be "behind the glass" would refuse to sign a paper stating that if they interfered in any way the test is over, the examinee will be considered flunked and there will be no return of fees. Interference can be controlled and I think you know that. My opinion is that the polygraph industry can't handle a level playing field. It appears that the polygrapher thinks he has to have total control, even over the examinee's mind, or there can't be a test. How far off am I? Hell, If I had total controll over a person, I could make him scratch flees with his hind leg.

I believe you would get more truthful and accurate results by conducting one run through and then give the test - leaving off the card tricks, I'm the best there is, me and this machine are 95% accurate bs. Also furnish the charts when they are requested and a willingness to pay for them. That's harder than pulling hen's teeth.

You posted:  "The horrow stories posted here doesn't need any frosting or decorating. Most of the stories were from first time posters, while researching polygraph, happened on to this site and had no reason what so ever to lie. They probably posted on Polygraph Place and you immediately deleted it."

Oh yes they do.  That is, why it is an "anti" polygraph board.  If people posted their real experiences, we probably would not have half the alleged postings/problems purported here...  Why?   Because, most of them probably do not them to the level they report here...

If they posted on Polygraphplace.com, they would get an honest responsive answer to their honest question.  Would it be what is expected here?   Probably not!  Nothing ever seems to be...  But, one thing stated, we examiners will provide truthful answers to real (truthful) questions.   

Sackett

Sackett

See how you are. You know nothing about those posters yet you label them liars. Have you completed your mind reading project?

How about the rest of my post? How far off am I?

Can't comprehend your second paragraph.