How extensive is the training that polygraph examiners receive? What level of education is required to be accepted at polygraph school?
A. Most polygraph examiner courses are only eight to ten weeks long! The most prestigious polygraph training program, the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute basic polygraph examiner course, churns out new polygraphers after a mere 14 weeks of training. Even barbers must attend twenty-six weeks of schooling before being licensed to cut hair. Furthermore, at most polygraph schools, there is no firm educational prerequisite. Many polygraph schools list a two-year associate degree as a requirement for entrance, but this requirement may be waived for life/work experience.
