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Selecting a Polygraph Examiner
The selection of a polygraph examiner is a critical decision. There are many self taught, and poorly trained polygraph examiners in the marketplace. All examiners listed in this site meet or exceed all requirements of initial training, continuing education hours, and professional certification. Don't trust your polygraph needs to a poorly trained examiner. Rely on the Northwest Polygraph Examiners Association to refer you to an examiner who will be able to give you the very best, professional, polygraph examination. Click on the name of the state in which you are looking for a polygraph examiner. A list of NPEA approved examiners will be displayed.
APA Approved Training
It is essential that a polygraph examiner's initial training be conducted through an American Polygraph Association approved polygraph academy. APA approval assures you that an examiner has received proper training.
Nationally Certified
National Certification is offered through the Northwest Polygraph Examiners Association and other state and national associations. To be Nationally Certified the examiner must have four years experience as an examiner, complete their required continuing education hours each year, and have completed a minimum of two hundred polygraph examinations.
PCSOT Certified
Post Conviction Sex Offender Testing (PCOST) is a speciality within the polygraph profession. PCSOT certified examiners have gone through a special training course and have received a PCSOT Certificate from the American Polygraph Association. To maintain this certification, the examiner must have sixteen (16) hours of continuing education hours every two years relating specifically to the testing sex offenders.
Continuing Education Training
The Northwest Polygraph Examiners Association requires thirty-eight (38) of continuing education hours every three years to remain an active NPEA member. This additional education assures you that each examiner is keeping abreast of new developments in the polygraph field.
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