ASTM E2031-99(2010)

Standard Practice for Quality Control of Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (Polygraph) Examinations

ABSTRACT
This practice establishes essential and recommended procedures for the conduct of quality control for a Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (PDD) examination, or polygraph examinations. The procedures state that all PDD examinations may be subjected to a quality control review. Experienced examiners who are trained in the PDD format utilized by the original examiner are qualified to conduct a quality control review of an examination. A quality control review shall be independent and objective and meet all applicable ASTM standards. The quality control process should involve the review of test data analysis of all charts collected, questions and answers utilized, the PDD report, among others. The person conducting the quality control review shall attest, in writing, as to whether the test data supports the conclusion rendered by the original examiner. All PDD documents and test data shall remain available for a quality control review for no less than a year or until the incident or circumstance requiring the examination to be conducted has been completely adjudicated.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice establishes essential and recommended procedures for the conduct of quality control for a Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (PDD) examination.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Aug-2010
• ICS: 11.040.55 - Diagnostic equipment
• Technical Committee: E52 - Forensic Psychophysiology
• Drafting Committee: E52.03 - Quality Control

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E2031-99(2004) - Standard Practice for Quality Control of Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (Polygraph) Examinations
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2010
• Replaced By: ASTM E2031-99(2016) - Standard Practice for Quality Control of Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (Polygraph) Examinations
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2016
• Referred By: ASTM E2062-11(2017) - Standard Guide for PDD Examination Standards of Practice
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E2386-04(2017) - Standard Guide for Conduct of PDD Screening Examinations
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E2324-04(2017) - Standard Guide for PDD Paired Testing
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E2031 − 99(Reapproved 2010)
Standard Practice for
Quality Control of Psychophysiological Detection of
Deception (Polygraph) Examinations
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2031; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope examiner. For a specific issue examination, all relevant ques-
tions and the examinee’s answers shall be included.
1.1 This practice establishes essential and recommended
3.5 quality control—a systematic, independent, and objec-
procedures for the conduct of quality control for a Psycho-
tive review, evaluation, and critique of a PDD examination by
physiological Detection of Deception (PDD) examination.
a qualified examiner. This review is designed to ensure each
2. Referenced Documents
examiner maintains professional standards.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Summary of Practice
E2035 Terminology Relating to Forensic Psychophysiology
4.1 All PDD examinations may be subjected to a quality
3. Terminology
control review. Prior to a PDD examination being considered
by any court or judicial tribunal, in order to ensure each
3.1 Definitions—For additional terminology relating to
examination meets appropriate standards, each examination
PDD, refer to Terminology E2035.
should undergo a quality control review.
3.2 independent quality control review—an evaluation of
4.2 Experienced examiners who are trained in the PDD
the PDD examination that is free of undue influence from the
format utilized by the original examiner are qualified to
original examiner or other persons.
conduct a quality control review of an examination.
3.3 objective quality control review—an evaluation of PDD
test data based upon established analysis procedures which 4.3 A quality control review shall be independent and
meet ASTM standards. objective and meet all applicableASTM standards. The quality
control process should involve, but is not limited to a review
3.4 PDD Report—a written account to the person or agency
of: the test data analysis of all charts collected during the
requesting the examination which summarizes the details of an
examination; all questions and answers utilized during the
individual PDD examination. The report should include, but is
examination to produce the data which were evaluated; the
not limited to: the details of the incident or the circumstances
PDD report; any available electronic recordings; and all allied
for which the examination was conducted; identifying infor-
paperwork completed by the PDD examiner in support of the
mation of the examinee; the purpose of the examinat
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