President, Truth
Verifier Systems, Inc.
The term “polygraph” literally means
“many writing”. It refers to the manner on which selected physiological
activities are simultaneously recorded. It is an accurate and delicately
engineered instrument that records blood pressure, blood volume, pulse rate,
sweating and breathing used for investigation, honesty check and pre-employment
screening. It may be a conventional instrument, sometimes referred to as analog
instruments, or computerized polygraph instruments.
“Polygraph Test”,
also known as “Lie Detector Test”, has been widely used by the CIA, FBI, US
Secret Service, Law Enforcement and best-managed companies all over the world
for Pre-employment Screening, Periodic Audit and Specific Case Investigation.
Polygraph has been noted to be very powerful
and effective tool in pre-employment screening for both public and private
sectors in selecting the most valuable asset – the right people, especially
when the position requires a high degree of honesty and integrity; when honesty
and confidence are vested on the occupant of the position; and when immediate
information about the job applicant is needed. Likewise, this tool helps know
the background of the applicant, uncover any problems that might interfere with
the job, and determine the veracity of the information in the applicants’
resume during the pre-test interview. This technique can also be considered as
a preventive security measure to avoid the commission of wrongdoings in the
future. This is also a strong deterrent to doing any inimical activities in the
company once the applicant is accepted.
A typical
polygraph test consists of a pre-test interview, review of the relevant
questions, in-test interview and a post-test analysis or interrogation. During
the pre-test, the examiner explains to the examinee about the details of the
case. The examiner then can create a set of questions related to the case. The
in-test is the part of the examination in which the polygraph measures the
examinee’s responses to the questions. It is usually made up of about 10
questions, out of which three or four are relevant. The other questions are
control questions, which are broad questions that give the examiner some
perspective when analyzing the examinee’s reactions. In the post-test
interrogation, the examiner analyzes and then evaluates the chart recordings
based on numerical scoring to determine whether or not the subject was telling
the truth. On this phase, the examiner can conduct interrogation to the
examinee if there are significant reactions to the chart recordings of the
examiner. Hence, further interview may be conducted to possible elicit written
statement or admission.
As the demand of the use of polygraph
increases, many people also ask about its accuracy. The U.S. Treasury
Department funded experiments showed polygraph to be 90% accurate. In more
recent research, the confirmed average validity was shown to be 98%. The results
were declared almost no error.
Meanwhile, polygraph is also being questioned
when it comes to its admissibility in court. According to the reports, the U.S. Court of Appeals in 1989 in U.S. vs. Piccionnona declared in
precedent setting decision that “the Science of Polygraph has progressed to a
level of acceptance sufficient to allow the use of polygraph evidence”. Furthermore,
U.S. Supreme court in 1993, in William Daubert vs. Merrel Dow Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., adopted polygraph expert scientific testimony in federal trial and in
U.S. vs. Scheffer trial in 1998, the polygraph provides another accurate form
of circumstantial evidence of consciousness of guilt and found it sufficiently
reliable to be admitted.
In the
Philippines, the first and the Number 1 industrial lie detector company is Truth Verifier Systems, Inc. (TVSI). Its President, Conrado G. Dumlao, Ph.D., decided to open such business to cater the needs of the security
industry to combat the growing fraud activities as well as to strengthen the
pre-employment screening. Dr. Dumlao is listed as an active Professional
Polygraph Examiner and International Liaison Committee Member of the American
Polygraph Association, U.S.A.
TVSI was awarded by the Philippine
National Police as the first “Hall of Fame Best Private Detective Agency” for being
the most consistent recipient of the award. Its professional and skilled examiners
also cope with the changes by continuous trainings and workshops. Established
in the Philippines in 1966, it is now 47 years in excellence service. It is also
the first ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company for lie detector testing, detective
and investigative services, and training. It has also been recognized for its
exemplary service, expertise, integrity and truthful reporting by numerous local
associations making it also known globally through satisfied clientele.
Lie Detector really helps companies
solve corporate fraud and dishonesty. It also helps to deter employees from committing
activities inimical to the company thereby, minimizing company losses brought
by fraud, internal theft and/or other forms of illegal acts.
Truth Verifier Systems, Inc. is located
at Unit 254, 2/F Cityland Building, #128 Pioneer St., Mandaluyong City, with contact
numbers 634-7571 & 634-7573, fax no. 634-7569, e-mail address truth@mozcom.com and websites www.truthverifier.com www.maniladetectives.com and www.liedetectorphilippines.com.
It has also an office in the US located at 308 Beechwood Place,
Leonia, New Jersey 07605, U.S.A.
