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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of July 16, 1996 DATE: JULY 1, 1996 Presently the Police Department contracts for polygraph services for pre-employment screening. Criminal case investigation polygraphs are completed by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office on an as -available, appointment only basis. I. The Police Department uses polygraph exams for both pre-employment screening as well as an investigative tool in criminal investigations. Currently the Police Department contracts to a private polygrapher to conduct pre-employment screening of police department applicants. Because of the cost, this step is delayed until the background investigator has expended a considerable amount of time in the investigation. With this instrument the test could be conducted earlier, saving valuable man hours. Secondly, the department .uses a polygraph in criminal investigations. This is through the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office on an as -available appointment basis. This, at times, becomes a stumbling block in an investigation. The contract polygrapher can be utilized if necessary on a cost per exam basis and if available. The computerized voice stress analyzer will give investigators and officers options which presently do not exist for them and will be an invaluable tool to the department. The device and training is by a sole source vendor, NITV - National Institute of Truth Verification. ALTERNATIVES: The Department can continue on as present, with contract polygraphs for pre-employment and as available for criminal investigation polygraphs. The cos f the uipm t and tuition for two officers is $9,675.00. The funds were approved in the 1 6/97 et unde federal asset seizure account number 61-6101-93. Bernard . Lunsford, Chief oTPolice Item No. 13 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL: NABAR E. MARTINEZ, CITY A FROM: BERNIE LUNSFORD, CHIEF P SUBJECT: PURCHASE OF COMPUTERIZED VOICE STRESS ANALYZER DATE: JULY 1, 1996 Presently the Police Department contracts for polygraph services for pre-employment screening. Criminal case investigation polygraphs are completed by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office on an as -available, appointment only basis. I. The Police Department uses polygraph exams for both pre-employment screening as well as an investigative tool in criminal investigations. Currently the Police Department contracts to a private polygrapher to conduct pre-employment screening of police department applicants. Because of the cost, this step is delayed until the background investigator has expended a considerable amount of time in the investigation. With this instrument the test could be conducted earlier, saving valuable man hours. Secondly, the department .uses a polygraph in criminal investigations. This is through the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office on an as -available appointment basis. This, at times, becomes a stumbling block in an investigation. The contract polygrapher can be utilized if necessary on a cost per exam basis and if available. The computerized voice stress analyzer will give investigators and officers options which presently do not exist for them and will be an invaluable tool to the department. The device and training is by a sole source vendor, NITV - National Institute of Truth Verification. ALTERNATIVES: The Department can continue on as present, with contract polygraphs for pre-employment and as available for criminal investigation polygraphs. The cos f the uipm t and tuition for two officers is $9,675.00. The funds were approved in the 1 6/97 et unde federal asset seizure account number 61-6101-93. Bernard . Lunsford, Chief oTPolice Item No. 13