Polygraph Examiner

Introduction

This Recruitment is for MULTIPLE locations: (1) MSP Glen Burnie Barrack, Anne Arundel County and (1) MSP Headquarters, Baltimore County. It is important that all experience be fully documented. Failure to ANSWER ALL SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY AND ACCURATELY may cause the candidate to be rejected. PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPLICATION COMPLETELY. ➢The application is part of the examination process. Your answers will determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the selection process.

➢Clearly describe your qualifications in detail. Credit cannot be given for education, training, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities that you fail to indicate. ➢Do not leave any answer spaces blank; if a question does not apply, write 'N/A'. ➢Although you may attach a resume to further describe your qualification, it does not substitute for completing the application form. An incomplete application form may result in disqualification.

Do NOT write 'see resume' in your work history or responses to supplemental questions. ➢Failure to comply with these instructions may result in disqualification. ➢Read the Job Announcement carefully for specific filing instructions, supplemental questions, and final filing dates.

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Department of Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division – Polygraph Unit MSP Headquarters 1201 Reisterstown Road Pikesville, MD 21208 Department of Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division – Polygraph Unit Glen Burnie Barrack 6801 Aviation Blvd. Glen Burnie, MD 21061

The position conducts pre-employment polygraph examinations for sworn and civilian applicants of the Maryland State Police and allied agencies throughout Maryland in accordance with the Maryland Police and Corrections Training Commission mandate requiring police applicants to undergo pre-employment truth verification testing. The position conducts polygraph examinations for sensitive internal investigations and criminal investigations for the Maryland State Police and allied agencies and post-conviction polygraph examinations on sexual offenders who are on parole or probation under the supervision of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

The position prepares written reports of polygraph test results and testifies as an expert witness in courts of law regarding polygraph related issues.

Administers computerized lifestyle pre-employment, criminal, and internal investigation polygraph examinations for the Maryland State Police and allied agencies in accordance with American Polygraph Association and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards. Conducts post-conviction polygraph examinations on sexual offenders who are on parole or probation under the supervision of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Reviews criminal investigation files and reports to determine whether investigative information in criminal cases meets the standard for administering a polygraph examination.

Provides investigative guidance to investigators. Performs polygraph pre-test interviews during which the examinee is provided an explanation of the anatomy and physiology aspects of polygraph testing relating to the autonomic nervous system, the physiology of lying, psychological aspects of polygraph testing, and explanation of pneumograph, electrodermal, and cardiovascular components that will be attached to the examinee during testing. Properly attaches polygraph components on an examinee's body so that data collected during the examination can be analyzed appropriately and an opinion rendered.

Formulates and reviews appropriate polygraph test questions with the examinee, including relevant, comparison, symptomatic, and irrelevant questions. Collects polygraph charts during the in-test phase of the examination. Uses standardized polygraph test techniques, procedures, and question formats which have achieved a scientific database sufficient to support and demonstrate validity and reliability and have been evaluated according to published methods for that particular procedure and provides for…