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Polygraph testing to provide piece of mind, resolve disputes, infidelity, employment screening, and investigation of suspected crimes.
Why get a polygraph test?
2.5
Million People in the United States Took a Polygraph Test
1.5
Million Civilians
1
Million Law Enforcement
24%
Resolve a Personal Issue
16%
Investigate a Suspected Crime
39%
Obtain or Maintain Employment
How many questions can I ask?
The most popular question in all of polygraph.
A polygraph examination (PE) does not go by the number of questions it goes by the number of ISSUES.
People may lie about being involved in criminal activity, such as theft, fraud, or drug use. So an issue can address this subject.
Secret issues can include having a secret email account, surfing the web looking for sexual partners.
People may lie about being in debt or having financial problems.
People may lie about their relationships with family and friends.
No Polygraph Examination can test on more than four ISSUES.
As to the number of actual questions asked, I will ask the number of questions needed to resolve the
ISSUE.
What do you get for your money asking one question?
There is no reliability percentage for two or three or four issue polygraph examinations. When pushing the number of ISSUES on an exam ask yourself “Just how unreliable do you want the test to be?”
One cannot fail ONE ISSUE and pass some other ISSUE. If an examinee fails ONE ISSUE, they fail the ENTIRE PE. An examinee must PASS ALL of the ISSUES on the test to pass the PE.
Concerning multiple ISSUE testing, I strongly discourage folks from going down that road due to
reduced reliability and the rule requiring the examinee to pass all ISSUES or they pass no part of the PE. I
know of no examiner who will test on four ISSUES. I will not test on more than two but I dislike even
testing on two.
Alan J. Jennerich
Full Member of the American Polygraph Association
Meet Alan Jennerich
2000: Graduated from the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (currently the National Center for Credibility Assessment). Performed polygraph testing for the FBI in Kansas City as well as FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C.
2004: retired from the FBI after 25 years as a special agent. He worked a wide variety of criminal violations specializing in police and corruption matters.
2005: Began conducting private polygraph examinations.
Training and Qualifications
1971-1976: Served as a U.S. Army officer spending 4 years in West Germany. Then left active military
duty in 1976 having been last assigned as a Captain, Chief of Military Pay, 9th Infantry Division.
1974: Graduated Providence College, Providence, R.I. in June 1970 as an Army R.O.T.C. Distinguished Military Student with a B.S. in accounting. Obtained an MBA from the University of Utah
1976-1979: Employed as a program auditor for the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) currently the U.S. Government Accountability Office
2002: FBI Polygraph Unit in-service training, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 32 credit hours.
2007: American Assn. of Police Polygraphists (AAPP) training seminar, Albuquerque, NM, 31 credit hour.
2008: Missouri Polygraph Association (MPA) training seminar, Branson, MO, 16 credit hours.
2009: Nebraska Polygraph Association training seminar, Council Bluffs, IA, 16 credit hours.
2010: AAPP training seminar, Saint Louis, MO, 32 credit hours.
2011: Kansas Polygraph Association (KPA) training seminar, Kansas City, KS, 16 credit hours.
2012: MPA training seminar, Branson, MO, 16 credit hours.
2013: AAPP training seminar, Charlotte, NC, 35 credit hours.
2014: KPA training seminar, Olathe, KS, 16 credit hours.
2015: AAPP training seminar, Grand Rapids, MI, 36 credit hours.
2015: training seminar, Branson, MO, 16 credit hours.
2019: American Polygraph Association training seminar, Orlando, FL, 36 credit hours.