In addition to raising concerns about Creepy Caputo's mistreatment of probationers during polygraph examinations, Ms. Anderson also expressed doubt over Caputo's repeated and near-constant use of the "Silent Answer Test" during polygraph examinations. Indeed, as I originally reported in November 2022, Caputo stated to me "so this happens with about 40% of people who take polygraphs, it looks like you're talking with your gut..." and informed me that I would have to answer his questions by slightly nodding my head down for "yes," and slightly to the side for "no." The first time I went to do so, he screamed in my ear "HALF OF THAT MOVEMENT." In August 2022, I was able to get in touch with another gentlemen who was subjected to a polygraph examination by Northland Investigations, who informed me that he was forced to do the same thing, and remarked "I'm at a loss how anyone can consider that stress position to not return negative physiological reactions." (see attachment) In October 2023, I spoke to several people in Northern Arizona (3+) who were either polygraphed by Creepy Caputo personally, or knew somebody who had been polygraphed by him, all of whom reported that he utilized the Silent Answer Test at some point during the exam. Importantly, every one of these individuals' exams resulted in a failure or "no opinion." In February 2024, George analyzed my polygraph charts, which included his observation that "Something just occurred to me. The movement on the sensor pad that Caputo alleges was attempted countermeasures seems to only occur on Charts 4 & 5. I believe that this is immediately after Caputo switched to the Silent Answer Test, where you would answer by shaking or nodding your head. The seat pad is set to be extremely sensitive, and I think that the movement seen on that channel may simply be due to your head movements." In June 2024, as I previously reported on, I was contacted by an individual who took a polygraph examination with Dan Caputo, who told me that he ended the exam after Caputo informed him that he would be conducting a "head-turn test." In considering the following information, it seems that Caputo and his "team of examiners" rely especially heavily on the Silent Answer Test, and use it far more than other polygraph examiners do, drawing the ire of multiple people over the course of multiple years. It should be noted that I have spoken to many people who have been polygraphed in Arizona, and I have heard of other examiners (Daniel Bionci, David Moore, Jennifer Paxson, Kelsea Durbin) who have used this technique. In addition, there are users on AntiPolygraph who have reported being made to use this technique, and it is mentioned in The Lie Behind the Lie Detector. However, as Ms. Anderson noted, Caputo, and the examiners trained by him, are the only ones who seem to use this technique "across the board" and "from the beginning." Although Caputo claims that "A silent answer polygraph test is a testing technique that is commonly used within the polygraph community to clean up data for more accurate final opinions", there does appear to be a considerable amount of circumstantial evidence that Caputo uses this technique for nefarious purposes. As I was told by the aforementioned individual in June 2024, "Also in the long run if you ever seek a position that requires a poly and the examiner asks you to move in any way other than normative breathing refuse to do so and ask to end the exam. This is a counter-counter measure tactic for poor quality examiners who don't know what they're doing and they're attempting to skew results." In the case of Creepy Dan Caputo, this appears to be especially true.
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