Anybody know how to beat a poloygraph test?

**witt51** · 06-26-2008, 03:08 PM

i have to take a poloygraph test to become a police officer and wanted to know if anyone has beaten it or if anyone has ideas on how to beat the test?

dsade · 06-26-2008, 03:16 PM

Didn't we already have this thread with you?

timmmah · 06-26-2008, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by witt51

i have to take a poloygraph test to become a police officer and wanted to know if anyone has beaten it or if anyone has ideas on how to beat the test?

I think I once saw someone pass by putting thumb tacks in their socks to get the mind off the question and instead into the pain in the foot, it was in a movie though, so I dunno

**witt51** · 06-26-2008, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dsade

Didn't we already have this thread with you?

Nope never with me.

MentalTwitch · 06-26-2008, 03:43 PM

1- why are you trying to..?
and 2, glad to here this is what a police force consist of sometimes.

Rugger · 06-26-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by witt51

i have to take a poloygraph test to become a police officer and wanted to know if anyone has beaten it or if anyone has ideas on how to beat the test?

You want to be a cop and are asking how to cheat the test? You're a piece of **** and the reason cops get a bad rap.

machine528 · 06-26-2008, 04:07 PM

When I went through my polygraph for my department I thought about doing the same thing. I am glad I didnt try and cheat the machine. I am now a criminal investigator with my department and have worked with our polygrapher on about 50 different cases. If you have an experiences polygrapher he will be able to tell rather easily if your trying to beat the test. You will answer baseline questions such as your name... your DOB... so on... Then he will ask you a question where you are expected to lie... From those basic truthfull questions and the known lie he will get your baseline reaction. In order to make your reaction higher people have " Squeezed their butt cheeks together, Bit their lip or tongue.. used the thumb tack.. pinched their legs... and so on. Most of the time the polygrapher will be able to see you attempting to do these actions and it is a no questions asked DQ from our department. I went through the test and answered everything honestly.... and got hired... just make sure you are completly honest from the start and once the test has started to confess to trying to hide something or cover something up... if you forgot it on your polygraph book and you suddenly remember tell the Polygrapher before you start your test.

machine528 · 06-26-2008, 04:10 PM

Usually most people want to beat the machine for some stupid reason that doesnt even matter. I was scared to death that I was going to get disqualified for smoking weed once in Highschool and using ephedra after it was banned..... If its something major such as a murder.. rape, or serious offense it is almost impossible to keep your emotions in check enough to beat the test.

**witt51** · 06-26-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Rugger1

You want to be a cop and are asking how to cheat the test? You're a piece of **** and the reason cops get a bad rap.

cops get a bad rap for doing stupid ****. i know plenty of cops that have cycled and made mistakes when they were younger. steroid use doesnt make someone a bad person.

MentalTwitch · 06-26-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by witt51

cops get a bad rap for doing stupid ****. i know plenty of cops that have cycled and made mistakes when they were younger. steroid use doesnt make someone a bad person.

No one said they did. You never told us why you were even tryin to cheat it. If it doesn then just answer the question. You think they care? Heck they prolly like the idea sometimes. I know a few cop they are on the juice...sad really. Then again im from Chicago and 80% of the cops are crooked,racist and just general a$$holes to people.

**witt51** · 06-26-2008, 05:08 PM

i have done a few cycles and experimented with a few recreational drugs about 7 years ago. those two are automatic disqualifiers. i havent even tested for it yet. i am trying to see if it would even be worth it to try.

**Dadof2** · 06-26-2008, 05:19 PM

The test is only as good as the person administering the test. Odds are they have their internal affairs guy doing these test, and odds are he is pretty good at it.

Perhaps you would be better served being truthful, as it would be very hard for a police department to find people to hire who have never done drugs at some point in their life.

Be upfront about your past, and perhaps you will find that you are worrying for nothing.

FcuktheFDA · 06-26-2008, 05:22 PM

Is this for a state police force or local police force?

I have to take a polygraph test when I go into Corrections in August. I'm sure I'll be more nervous then than I am now, but I'm definitely gonna be honest. I've heard they ask some pretty insane questions, but that's probably because you work around inmates, many of whom are murderers. Any law enforcement occupation really doesn't care about what you've done in the past. They're expecting you to lie! Lying is a big no-no. They're not gonna tolerate that at all. Just be honest and professional.

As someone stated above, the polygraphic instructors know what to look for so it'd be in your best interest not to try cheating the test. Go in, stay calm, be honest, respectful, and professional.

**witt51** · 06-26-2008, 05:27 PM

i will probably just give it a try. if i pass than great and if not no big deal.

**Dadof2** · 06-26-2008, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by witt51

i will probably just give it a try. if i pass than great and if not no big deal.

The only way that you will "pass" the test is if you tell the truth. If you try to pass the test by lying then you will fail the test.

They aren't so much interested in what you did in your past (with exception to serious criminal misconduct). They are more concerned with hiring honest/trustworthy people.

So unless you are trying to hide the fact that you are a goat rapist or something like that, you should do fine. Unless you are trying to get a job working for the Brigham Young campus police, a few cycles done a while back, and a couple of tokes of weed or whatever is not going to disqualify you.

**RenegadeRows** · 06-26-2008, 05:32 PM

**Jayhawkk** · 06-26-2008, 06:05 PM

Know what you want before just givin' it a try. Failing a poly will usually forever ban you from applying to that dept. and in a lot of othe cases it will keep you from applying to other depts. even if they don't require a poly.

There's a difference between failing a poly and being disqualified. Failing means you lied. Disqualified means you had something in there that they don't allow in their dept. Huge difference. The poin of a poly is to test whether or not an officer is willing to admit things in their life that are personal and private, when a