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| Police Polygraph Questions |
| by George M. Godoy |
Police polygraph examinations fall under the guidelines for employment interviewing of title VII of the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, so examiners are obliged to conduct the examinations in a way that
would not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, etc. One central principle of ethical standards is that relevant
questions be related to the job applied for.
Here are typical questions asked on the police polygraph exam:
- Did you tell the complete truth on your job application?
- Have you deliberately withheld information from your job application?
- Have you ever been fired from a job?
- Since the age of ( ) have you committed an undetected crime?
- Since the age of ( ) have you been convicted of a crime?
- During the past year, have you used marijuana more than ( ) per ( )?
- Have you used any other narcotic illegally in the past ( ) years?
- Have you sold marijuana or other narcotics illegally in the past ( ) years?
- Have you ever stolen more than ($ ) worth of merchandise in any one year from any of your employers?
- Have you even stolen more than ($ ) in moneys in any one year from any of your employers?
- Have you ever used a system to cheat one of your employers?
- Have you ever had your drivers license suspended or revoked?
- Have you ever had any traffic citations in the past five ( ) years?
- Have you deliberately lied to any of these questions?
Values, such as age and number of years is determined by the specific department.
The method used by John E. Reid & Associates employs four standard relevant questions: In the last five years
did you steal any merchandise from previous employers? In the last five years did you steal any money from
previous employers? In the last ten years did you take part in or commit any serious crime? Did you falsify any
information on your application? These standard questions may be modified depending on admissions made
during the pretest (e.g., a revision may be, In the last five years did you steal any merchandise other than
minor office supplies?).
In addition to the standard questions a fifth relevant question (e.g., concerning the illegal purchase or sale of
merchandise; use of narcotics) may be added. The Reid firm also uses what it regards as control questions in
pre-employment interviews. Control questions include, Did you ever steal anything in your life? and Did you lie
to any of the questions you answered during the application process for this job? It is not clear, however, how
the Reid pre-employment control questions differ from the relevant questions. It seems reasonable to suppose
that both truthful and non-truthful subjects (in terms of the relevant questions) may be just as concerned with
the subject matter of the control questions as they are with the relevant questions. It is also not clear why
employers would be less concerned with the control than with the relevant questions.
Remember, the police polygraph is only a tool used by law enforcement agencies to gather background
information on the candidate. Though it is seen as a form of intimidation, there are proven techniques and
strategies that should be employed to ensure you pass the polygraph.
Employment Opportunity Commission, so examiners are obliged to conduct the examinations in a way that
would not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, etc. One central principle of ethical standards is that relevant
questions be related to the job applied for.
Here are typical questions asked on the police polygraph exam:
- Did you tell the complete truth on your job application?
- Have you deliberately withheld information from your job application?
- Have you ever been fired from a job?
- Since the age of ( ) have you committed an undetected crime?
- Since the age of ( ) have you been convicted of a crime?
- During the past year, have you used marijuana more than ( ) per ( )?
- Have you used any other narcotic illegally in the past ( ) years?
- Have you sold marijuana or other narcotics illegally in the past ( ) years?
- Have you ever stolen more than ($ ) worth of merchandise in any one year from any of your employers?
- Have you even stolen more than ($ ) in moneys in any one year from any of your employers?
- Have you ever used a system to cheat one of your employers?
- Have you ever had your drivers license suspended or revoked?
- Have you ever had any traffic citations in the past five ( ) years?
- Have you deliberately lied to any of these questions?
Values, such as age and number of years is determined by the specific department.
The method used by John E. Reid & Associates employs four standard relevant questions: In the last five years
did you steal any merchandise from previous employers? In the last five years did you steal any money from
previous employers? In the last ten years did you take part in or commit any serious crime? Did you falsify any
information on your application? These standard questions may be modified depending on admissions made
during the pretest (e.g., a revision may be, In the last five years did you steal any merchandise other than
minor office supplies?).
In addition to the standard questions a fifth relevant question (e.g., concerning the illegal purchase or sale of
merchandise; use of narcotics) may be added. The Reid firm also uses what it regards as control questions in
pre-employment interviews. Control questions include, Did you ever steal anything in your life? and Did you lie
to any of the questions you answered during the application process for this job? It is not clear, however, how
the Reid pre-employment control questions differ from the relevant questions. It seems reasonable to suppose
that both truthful and non-truthful subjects (in terms of the relevant questions) may be just as concerned with
the subject matter of the control questions as they are with the relevant questions. It is also not clear why
employers would be less concerned with the control than with the relevant questions.
Remember, the police polygraph is only a tool used by law enforcement agencies to gather background
information on the candidate. Though it is seen as a form of intimidation, there are proven techniques and
strategies that should be employed to ensure you pass the polygraph.
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