Law enforcement uses polygraph extensively. How could their examiners keep their jobs if they don produce good results?
Overall accuracy frequently isn’t their main criterion. Accuracy is not measured or reported at any step, so it isn’t even known. Departments’ assess their polygraph examiners largely on their ability to elicit admissions.An examiner can have a successful career by eliciting them, irrespective of his ability to consistently produce and interpret meaningful charts. Polygraph schools’ curricula devote a considerable portion of the students’ time to interrogation technique and eliciting admissions, probably with these real-world criteria for job-success in mind.
Related Questions
- Law enforcement uses polygraph extensively. How could their examiners keep their jobs if they don produce good results?
- What is the basic philosophy and approach that RESULTS uses in Consulting, Training, Coaching, & Advising?
- Are polygraph examiners who work for state agencies required to carry a Surety Bond or Insurance?
