The Security Professional’s Guide to the Lie-Detector

This course introduces the polygraph– or so-called, “lie-detector.”  Popular culture, movies, talk shows, reality TV and other venues are the primary sources for information. It is usually incorrect.

Quite simply, as a security practitioner, your understanding of this topic can’t be based on re-runs of Dr. Phil, The Bachelor or Jerry Springer.

Instead, this course is designed to provide timely, effective and accurate training to help move your career forward.

This program sets the record straight and will help you avoid everything from career embarrassment to expensive civil lawsuits. It may also give you an edge in your next job interview.

Here is a partial list of what we’ll cover:

• History of the Polygraph

• Technology of the Polygraph

• Accuracy of Polygraph

• Implications and Requirements of the (U.S) Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

• The Polygraph Examination Process/How to Select a Polygraph Examiner

• Emerging Lie-Detection Technologies

Based on the instructor’s diverse four- decades as a security professional, he selects “real world” scenarios where this course can be critical:

1. When your boss orders an employee be given a lie detector test (You need to educate her on the law)

2. When a suspect demands to take a lie detector to prove his innocence (You need to explain what his demand entails, regarding the law)

3. When you are being interviewed for an HR/security leadership position and you are asked about the topic. (Ace the interview, get the job!)

4. When you are the examinee in a polygraph examination and need to know your rights under the EPPA. You may be suspected of wrongdoing, or simply trying to apply for a job. However you landed in the “hot seat,” this course serves as a basic survival manual on what to expect.

5. When an internal investigation meets the legal requirements for a polygraph examination, how do you select a professional examiner?

Who this course is for:

• Current and aspiring private security staff seeking to increase their skill-sets.
• Corporate and Private Investigators. Security Consultants
• Human resource professionals
• Small business owners concerned about internal theft.
• Employees accused of wrong-doing and being “threatened” with a lie-detector.
• Public law enforcement officers
• Employment Law/Civil Rights attorneys.
• Students of criminal justice, business, human resources, psychology and security administration.
• Job applicants (seeking sensitive positions)