American Polygraph Association

The American Polygraph Association (or APA) was established in 1966 and includes 2,500 members in the polygraph field.

Additional recommended knowledge

Guide to balance cleaning: 8 simple steps

Daily Sensitivity Test

Correct Test Weight Handling Guide: 12 Practical Tips

The stated goals of the APA are:

Serving the cause of truth with integrity, objectivity and fairness to all persons
Encouraging and supporting research, training and education to benefit members of the Association as well as those who support its purpose and by providing a forum for the presentation and exchange of information derived from such research, training and education
Establishing and enforcing standards for admission to membership and continued membership in the Association
Governing the conduct of members of the Association by requiring adherence to a Code of Ethics and a set of Standards and Principles of Practice ^[1]

APA members are proponents of the control question technique of polygraph admission,^[2] which includes asking questions designed to gain a greater physiological response from innocent subjects being given a polygraph.^[3]

Notes

^ APA Mission Retrieved 10 June 2007
^ Furedy, JJ; RJ Heslegrave (1988). "Validity of the Lie Detector". Criminal Justice and Behavior 15 (2): 219-246. American Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology. doi:10.1177/0093854888015002008. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
^ Bull, R; H Baron, G Gudjonsson, S Hampson, G Rippon, A Vrij (2004). A review of the current scientific status and fields of application of Polygraphic Deception Detection. Final report (6 October 2004) from the BPS Working Party. British Psychological Society. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.