Designation:E2031−99(Reapproved2010)StandardPracticeforQualityControlofPsychophysiologicalDetectionofDeception(Polygraph)Examinations1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2031;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThispracticeestablishesessentialandrecommendedproceduresfortheconductofqualitycontrolforaPsycho-physiologicalDetectionofDeception(PDD)examination.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E2035TerminologyRelatingtoForensicPsychophysiology3.Terminology3.1Definitions—ForadditionalterminologyrelatingtoPDD,refertoTerminologyE2035.3.2independentqualitycontrolreview—anevaluationofthePDDexaminationthatisfreeofundueinfluencefromtheoriginalexaminerorotherpersons.3.3objectivequalitycontrolreview—anevaluationofPDDtestdatabaseduponestablishedanalysisprocedureswhichmeetASTMstandards.3.4PDDReport—awrittenaccounttothepersonoragencyrequestingtheexaminationwhichsummarizesthedetailsofanindividualPDDexamination.Thereportshouldinclude,butisnotlimitedto:thedetailsoftheincidentorthecircumstancesforwhichtheexaminationwasconducted;identifyinginfor-mationoftheexaminee;thepurposeoftheexamination;identifyinginformationoftheexaminer;theresultsoftheexamination;theinstrumentationutilizedtocollectthetestdata;andanyexplanatoryremarksdeterminednecessarybytheexaminer.Foraspecificissueexamination,allrelevantques-tionsandtheexaminee’sanswersshallbeincluded.3.5qualitycontrol—asystematic,independent,andobjec-tivereview,evaluation,andcritiqueofaPDDexaminationbyaqualifiedexaminer.Thisreviewisdesignedtoensureeachexaminermaintainsprofessionalstandards.4.SummaryofPractice4.1AllPDDexaminationsmaybesubjectedtoaqualitycontrolreview.PriortoaPDDexaminationbeingconsideredbyanycourtorjudicialtribunal,inordertoensureeachexaminationmeetsappropriatestandards,eachexamin...
