Documents received by AntiPolygraph.org indicate that the relevant questions asked on the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) pre-employment polygraph examination are:

1) Are you withholding information about your involvement with any serious crimes?

2) Are you concealing any illegal drug activity?

3) Are you deliberately falsifying any information on your application forms?

In addition, a sacrifice relevant question along the lines of “Regarding your application process, do you intend to answer each question truthfully?” may be asked.

The PSP has a long list of potential comparison (“control”) questions, only a handful of which will be used. The expected answer to each question is “No.” The blank space in each question is to be filled with a date prior to the examinee’s application for employment. Note the special “control” questions for applicants who are already employed in law enforcement:

Family and Ego:

1. Prior to --------, did you ever do anything dishonest?
2. Before ---------, did you ever do anything unethical?
3. Prior to --------, did you ever do anything bad in your life?
4. Before ---------, did you ever violate any official rules or regulations?
5. Prior to --------, did you ever do anything that you’re ashamed of?
6. Before ---------, did you ever betray the trust/confidence of a friend or loved one?
7. Prior to --------, did you ever lie to an employer?
8. Before ---------, did you ever lie to get out of trouble?
9. Prior to --------, did you ever lie to make yourself look better?
10. Before --------, did you ever cheat in school?
11. Before ---------, did you ever misrepresent the facts/truth about anything?
12. Prior to --------, did you ever cheat your employer out of anything?
13. Before ---------, did you ever cheat anyone out of anything?
14. Prior to --------, did you ever withhold any information from anyone?
15. Before ---------, did you ever tell a lie about anyone?
16. Prior to --------, did you ever lie to better your own position?
17. Before ---------, did you ever lie about something important?
18. Prior to --------, did you ever lie to someone in authority?
19. Before----------, did you ever lie to cover something up?
20. Prior to---------, did you ever spread gossip that was mean or cruel?
21. Before----------, did you ever lie about yourself to impress others?
22. Prior to---------, did you ever lie to your parents about anything personal?
23. Before to ------, did you ever lie to your children?

Police Officer/Employees:

24. Before--------, did you ever misuse your take home vehicle/police vehicle?
25. Prior to-------, did you ever falsify a timesheet?
26. Before-------, did you ever lie to another officer to make yourself look better?
27. Prior to------, did you ever lie to your wife/friend about your job?
28. Before-------, did you ever lie to a supervisor about something personal?
29. Prior to------, did you ever lie to the dispatcher about your location?
30. Before-------, did you ever talk about your supervisor behind their back?
31. Prior to-----, did you ever cheat your partner out of anything?

In addition, any of the following “control” questions may be used. Again, the expected answer is “No”:

1. Did you ever take credit for someone else’s work?
2. Did you ever lie about someone behind his or her back?
3. Did you ever cheat in school?
4. Did you ever cheat in sports?
5. Did you ever cheat at cards?
6. Did you ever lie to anyone you consider to be a friend?
7. Did you ever spread gossip about anyone you consider to be a friend?
8. Did you ever spread gossip about a coworker?
9. Did you ever cheat on any academic assignment while in school?
10. Did you ever lie to a supervisor you previously worked for?
11. Did you ever lie to a friend to make yourself look important?
12. Did you ever consider cheating on any examination while in school?
13. Did you ever violate the trust of anyone you consider to be a friend?
14. Did you ever mislead a family member?
15. Did you ever disclose a secret told to you in confidence by a friend?
16. Did you ever take any of the credit for someone else’s work?
17. Did you ever lie about someone behind their back?
18. Did you ever cheat at anything while in school?

For more, see especially the PSP LEPET Applicant Package (262 kb PDF):

https://antipolygraph.org/documents/psp-lepet-applicant-package-2012-04.pdf