ASTM E2031-99(2004)

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-Jul-2004
• ICS: 11.040.55 - Diagnostic equipment
• Technical Committee: E52 - Forensic Psychophysiology
• Drafting Committee: E52.03 - Quality Control

Relations

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

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E2031–99 (Reapproved 2004)
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 3.4 quality control—a systematic, independent, and objec-
tive review, evaluation, and critique of a PDD examination by
1.1 This practice establishes essential and recommended
a qualified examiner. This review is designed to ensure each
procedures for the conduct of quality control for a Psycho-
examiner maintains professional standards.
physiological Detection of Deception (PDD) examination.
3.5 For additional terminology relating to PDD, refer to
2. Referenced Documents Terminology E2035.
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 independent quality control review—an evaluation of
examination meets appropriate standards, each examination
the PDD examination that is free of undue influence from the
should undergo a quality control review.
original examiner or other persons.
4.2 Experienced examiners who are trained in the PDD
3.2 objective quality control review—an evaluation of PDD
format utilized by the original examiner are qualified to
test data based upon established analysis procedures which
conduct a quality control review of an examination.
meet ASTM standards.
4.3 A quality control review shall be independent and
3.3 PDD Report—a written account to the person or agency
objective and meet all applicableASTM standards. The quality
requesting the examination which summarizes the details of an
control process should involve, but is not limited to a review
individual PDD examination. The report should include, but is
of: the test data analysis of all charts collected during the
not limited to: the details of the incident or the circumstances
examination; all questions and answers utilized during the
for which the examination was conducted; identifying infor-
examination to produce the data which were evaluated; the
mation of the examinee; the purpose of the examination;
PDD report; any available electronic recordings; and all allied
identifying information of the examiner; the results of the
paperwork completed by the PDD examiner in support o
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