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Professional
Associations
The American Association of Police Polygraphists (AAPP) (www.policepolygraph.org) is the association of law enforcement polygraphists that are governed by specialized standards, objectives, and principals of practice and existing law(s) as well as those of the APA.
The California Association of Polygraph Examiners (CAPE) (www.californiapolygraph.com). is the Association in California that provides a minimum of 32 continuing education hours a year to its members.
California Coalition on Sexual Offending (CCOSO) (www.ccosoie.org) Inland Empire Chapter was formed to bring together the resources of law enforcement, criminal justice, mental health, probation, parole, polygraph and other community services.
Schools
There are only two APA certified schools in California, The Backster School
of lie Detection in San Diego (www.backster.net),
and The Marston Polygraph Academy in San Bernardino. (www.marstonpolygraphacademy.com)
APA certified schools are required to teach 320 hours for a minimum of
8-weeks. The APA has a list of certified school on their web site.
Certification
The APA and The California Association of Polygraph Examiners endorses
examiners as “Certified” that meet their requirements and
maintain continuing education hours. The APA and CAPE also certify examiners
for Post Conviction Sex Offender Testing as Clinical Polygraph Examiners.
An additional 40 hour course, certified by the APA at an approved Polygraph
School, is required for certification in this specialty.