ASTM E2031-99

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Designation:E2031–99
Standard Practice for
Quality Control of Psychophysiological Detection of
Deception (Polygraph) Examinations
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 2031; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope a qualified examiner. This review is designed to ensure each
examiner maintains professional standards.
1.1 This practice establishes essential and recommended
3.5 For additional terminology relating to PDD, refer to
procedures for the conduct of quality control for a Psycho-
Terminology E 2035.
physiological Detection of Deception (PDD) examination.
4. Summary of Practice
2. Referenced Documents
4.1 All PDD examinations may be subjected to a quality
2.1 ASTM Standards:
control review. Prior to a PDD examination being considered
E 2035 Terminology Relating to Forensic Psychophysiol-
2 by any court or judicial tribunal, in order to ensure each
ogy
examination meets appropriate standards, each examination
3. Terminology should undergo a quality control review.
4.2 Experienced examiners who are trained in the PDD
3.1 independent quality control review—an evaluation of
format utilized by the original examiner are qualified to
the PDD examination that is free of undue influence from the
conduct a quality control review of an examination.
original examiner or other persons.
4.3 A quality control review shall be independent and
3.2 objective quality control review—an evaluation of PDD
objective and meet all applicableASTM standards. The quality
test data based upon established analysis procedures which
control process should involve, but is not limited to a review
meet ASTM standards.
of: the test data analysis of all charts collected during the
3.3 PDD Report—a written account to the person or agency
examination; all questions and answers utilized during the
requesting the examination which summarizes the details of an
examination to produce the data which were evaluated; the
individual PDD examination. The report should include, but is
PDD report; any available electronic recordings; and all allied
not limited to: the details of the incident or the circumstances
paperwork completed by the PDD examiner in support of the
for which the examination was conducted; identifying infor-
examination.
mation of the examinee; the purpose of the examination;
4.4 The pe
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