ASTM E2064-00(2006)

Standard Guide for Minimum Continuing Education of Individuals Involved in Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (PDD)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide is intended to ensure that those individuals who are practicing PDD (polygraph) examinations maintain their proficiency in the profession. Changes are constantly being made in the areas of instrumentation, testing format, and procedures, as well as legislation which affects the conduct of the industry. It is important that the individual PDD examiner be aware of changes in technology.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum amount of advanced continuing education required for individuals engaged in psychophysiological detection of deception (PDD) examinations.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2006
• ICS: 11.040.55 - Diagnostic equipment
• Technical Committee: E52 - Forensic Psychophysiology
• Drafting Committee: E52.04 - Examiner Education and Training

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E2064-00 - Standard Guide for Minimum Continuing Education of Individuals Involved in the Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (PDD)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2006
• Referred By: ASTM E2386-04(2017) - Standard Guide for Conduct of PDD Screening Examinations
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2006

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E2064 − 00(Reapproved 2006)
Standard Guide for
Minimum Continuing Education of Individuals Involved in
Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (PDD)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2064; 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 4. Significance and Use
4.1 This guide is intended to ensure that those individuals
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum amount of ad-
who are practicing PDD (polygraph) examinations maintain
vanced continuing education required for individuals engaged
their proficiency in the profession. Changes are constantly
in psychophysiological detection of deception (PDD) exami-
being made in the areas of instrumentation, testing format, and
nations.
procedures, as well as legislation which affects the conduct of
the industry. It is important that the individual PDD examiner
2. Referenced Documents
be aware of changes in technology.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E2000 Guide for Minimum Basic Education and Training of
5. Minimum Requirements for Advanced Continuing
Individuals Involved in the Detection of Deception (PDD)
Education PDD Training
5.1 The required number of minimum hours of training to
3. Terminology
maintain professional competence is 40 h, every two calendar
3.1 basic PDD training—the initial training required to
years, starting with the date on which the basic PDD (poly-
administer PDD (Polygraph) Examinations in accordance with
graph) training was completed.
Guide E2000.
5.2 A minimum of 20 h of continuing education training
3.2 continuing education training—advanced polygraph
must be in the primary area of instruction, and up to 20 h may
training and education completed after the basic training has
be in the secondary area of instruction. A normal classroom
been accomplished.
contact hour is 50 consecutive min.
3.3 primary polygraph curriculum—advanced training in
5.3 All continuing education must be documented in the
the areas of polygraph methodology and techniques such as
form of a certificate, diploma, continuing education units
instrumentation, chart analysis, test question construction,
(CEU) certificate, or letter transcript setting forth the following
interviewing, and testing techniques.
minimum information:
5.3.1 Name, address, and location of the training.
3.4 secondary polygraph curriculum—training in
5.3.2 Name of the instructor or instructor(s) providing the
polygraph-related areas such as law, psychology, physiology,
instruction along with a resume of the instructor(s).
research, and other areas, which relate to PDD activities.These
5.3.3 Date(s) of training and name of the person receiving
may include, but are not limited to:
the training.
3.4.1 Computer courses, which may relate to PDD, such as,
5.3.4 Number of hours of training broken down by curricu-
word processing, small business administration, accounting,
lum or subject matter and appropriate course outline(s).
and other appropriate areas.
6. Sources
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