Polygraph Examination for Correctional Release and Monitoring Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of the polygraph examination process and its application in correctional release and monitoring.
• Apply ethical and legal principles governing the use of polygraph examinations in the correctional context.
• Analyze polygraph charts and interpret physiological responses to identify deception or truthfulness.
• Evaluate the validity and reliability of polygraph results in relation to correctional decision-making.
• Implement procedures for integrating polygraph findings into release and monitoring plans.
• Assess the limitations and potential biases of polygraph evidence in correctional settings.

Target Audience

This course is designed for correctional officials, parole officers, probation officers, and other criminal justice professionals involved in the assessment and monitoring of offenders for release or community supervision.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Learners will engage in hands-on practice with polygraph equipment, including sensor placement, question formulation, and chart interpretation. Supervised sessions simulate real correctional release and monitoring scenarios to develop practical competence.

Practical Activities

• Equipment Setup and Sensor Placement — Learners practice attaching and calibrating polygraph sensors (pneumograph, galvanic skin response, cardiograph) on a volunteer. (1h)
• Question Formulation and Pre-test Interview — Learners conduct a pre-test interview and formulate relevant, comparison, and irrelevant questions for a correctional release scenario. (1h)
• Chart Interpretation and Scoring — Learners analyze sample polygraph charts using numerical scoring and make decisions regarding release or monitoring conditions. (1h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.