Pre Employment Polygraphs

There is a lot for a police department or fire department to learn about using polygraph in pre employment screening. Certainly the Employer Polygraph Protection Act is one, but there is more. ADA and the ADA Amendments, as well as HIPAA make this a complex field. But there is hope, as Government is exempt from the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) rules, so many public agencies choose to use polygraphs in pre employment screening.

A more thorough review of candidates at the early stages is likely to save a ton of time, money, and avoidable damage later.

• Police Chief uses Polygraph to keep racists off his force
• Councilwoman proposes polygraph tests to weed out racist police
• Example Police Department description of the polygraph exam in hiring

If you are a police or fire department chief or training director, PPoT would be happy to engage with you to discuss how Pre Employment Screening might work for your agency. PPoT has also developed a 10-page easy-reading primer about the topic. Email PPoT today.

PPoT prefers conducting Pre Employment Polygraphs prior to the conditional offer of employment.