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LITERATURE REVIEW

Screening & Personnel Security

23 peer-reviewed studies reviewed. Spanning 1981–2025.
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1981–2025
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1980s
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2020s

All 23 Studies

Every peer-reviewed study in the Screening & Personnel Security category, ordered newest first.
2025

FEATURES OF THE CONTENT OF VISUAL STIMULI OF RISK FACTORS FOR POLYGRAPH TESTING OF CANDIDATES FOR SERVICE IN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS BODIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

O.V. AREFIEVA · СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ ПРОФАЙЛИНГА И ДЕТЕКЦИИ ЛЖИ В ЮРИДИЧЕСКОЙ ПРАКТИКЕ И ПСИХОЛОГИИ: ВЫЗОВЫ, ДОСТИЖЕНИЯ, БУДУЩЕЕ

The study identified risk factors for deviant behavior considered important by law enforcement professionals and provided empirical guidance for developing…

2025

Возможности использования полиграфа в раскрытии и расследовании преступлений, совершенных медицинскими работниками

В.В. Никитин · Вестник Московской академии Следственного комитета Российской Федерации

Polygraph examinations with appropriately selected tactics successfully identified persons who committed crimes in medical contexts, enabling rapid resolution when traditional…

2024

The use of the “attitudechange” technique in conducting a special psychophysiological examination with application of polygraph

Irina Usacheva, Igor Parshutin · Russian Journal of Deviant Behavior

The attitude change technique effectively neutralized the accusatory bias of polygraph testing when working with anxious subjects, significantly reducing false…

2024

Use of special technical means (polygraph) on personnel recruitment in corporate structures

A. Yu. Tsygankov, A. A.… · Vestnik Universiteta

Sociological surveys indicate that polygraph screening is increasingly accepted and utilized as a personnel recruitment tool in Russian corporate structures,…

2023

Application of the polygraph under the conditions of marital state in Ukraine

Dmytro Zdebskyi · Visnyk Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Military-Special Sciences

Polygraph applications in Ukraine shifted to 75% security-focused operations during martial law, with voluntary mobilization of civilian examiners supporting military…

2023

Evaluation of the Value of Physiological Cues to Determining the Salience of a Risk Factor in a Situation of Screening Polygraph Test

D.M. Kuptsova, N.V. Dvoryanchikov · Psychology and Law

The study clarified the contribution of specific physiological cues to detecting topic salience during screening polygraph examinations using a directed-lie…

2023

Polygraph Examinations as Preventative Measure of Corruptive Behavior – A Case Study

Emelina Zaimova-Tsaneva, Velina Vladimirova, Todor… · Open Journal for Psychological Research

The study demonstrates the practical implementation of evidence-based polygraph methods (ESS scoring) for corruption prevention in Bulgarian workplaces, advocating for…

2023

Some Features of Conducting a Screening Examination Using a Polygraph

Rustem Rafekovich Sadekov, Natal'ya Vladimirovna… · Современное образование

Full text was not accessible for detailed analysis. The article appears to address procedural and methodological considerations specific to multi-issue…

2022

Psychological, Organizational and Legal Aspects of the Use of Polygraph for the Evaluation of Reliability of Candidates to Security, Defense and Law Enforcement Agencies

Anton A. Chekunov, Valentin A.… · Juridical psychology

The full text was unavailable for review. The paper appears to provide a theoretical and legal analysis of polygraph screening…

2022

Security Clearance and Polygraph Examination

Lucie Sousedikova, Milan Adamek · DAAAM Proceedings

The study demonstrated measurable physiological responses across multiple sensor channels during security clearance-relevant questioning, providing empirical support for continued polygraph…

2022

Specifics of Conducting Special Psychophysiological Studies with the Use of a Polygraph on the Employees of Internal Affairs Bodies Appointed to Other Positions in the System of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

M.V. Vinogradov, O.A. Ulyanina · Psychology and Law

Comparative analysis revealed temporal changes in risk factor detection patterns between 2011 and 2020, with regional variation in identified risk…

2018

The psychophysiological research using the polygraph in the framework of professional selection on the service of the interior ministry in the native language of the candidate

Инна Скляренко, INNA SKLYARENKO, Валентина… · Applied psychology and pedagogy

Conducting polygraph examinations in candidates' native languages improved assessment validity by enhancing rapport, reducing language-induced anxiety, improving question comprehension, and…

2018

THE SUBSTANTIATION OF THE PERIODIC PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH SYSTEM WITH USE OF POLYGRAPH IN PERSONNEL WORKING PROCESS IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF UKRAINE AND THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE

S. Hryshyn, M. Kuzmenko, S.… · Visnyk Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Military-Special Sciences

The study establishes a framework for periodic psychophysiological research systems within Ukrainian military structures, addressing legal justifications, organizational integration, and…

2017

Prison Mental Health Screening tools: choices and sensitivity

David Dietzel · Assessment and Development Matters

The three validated screening tools produced referral rates ranging from 47.3% to 100% in the same sample, a spread of…

2013

Polygraph in the psychological personnel selection for agencies of the Internal Affairs of Ukraine: achievements, shortcomings and ways of their overcoming

Олександр Іванович Мотлях, Анна Олександрівна… · Scientific works of National Aviation University. Series: Law Journal "Air and Space Law"

The paper identifies successes in adopting validated polygraph techniques and growing institutional acceptance, while documenting shortcomings including inconsistent protocol application,…

2002

The polygraph in personnel screening

Krapohl, D.J. · Handbook of Polygraph Testing

Personnel screening polygraph demonstrated lower accuracy than specific-incident testing, with innocent examinee identification rates ranging from 88.9% to 98.3% across…

2000

Can we trust counterintelligence polygraph tests?

Vance Victor MacLaren · Polygraph

Laboratory studies found TES correctly identified 83.3% of guilty and 90.7% of innocent participants; a mathematical model demonstrated that requiring…

1995

A national survey of practices, policies and evaluative comments on the use of pre-employment polygraph screening in police agencies in the United States

Meesig, R., Horvath, F. ·

Among large U.S. police agencies, 62% utilized pre-employment polygraph screening, rejecting approximately 25% of applicants based on information not uncovered…

1991

The emperor's new clothes: Application of polygraph tests in the American workplace

Honts, C.R. · Forensic Reports

Analysis of DoD security screening polygraph data revealed CSP examinations correctly identified only 2% of guilty subjects, with sensitivity of…

1985 • MILITARY FIELD STUDY

A Validation and Reliability Study of Counterintelligence Screening Tests

Gordon H. Barland · Security Support Battalion, 902nd Military Intelligence Group, Fort Meade, MD

US military study of polygraph screening test validity. Found significantly better than chance detection rates for counterintelligence screening, though with…

1985

Comparison of Relevant/Irrelevant and Modified General Question Technique Structures in a Split Counterintelligence-Suitability Phase Polygraph Examination

Richard S. Weaver; Marcia Garwood · Polygraph

The R/I and MGQT techniques differed significantly in the types of examiner decisions rendered and the nature of security-relevant information…

1985

USE OF THE POLYGRAPH IN SCREENING JOB APPLICANTS

SANDRA N. HURD · American Business Law Journal

The article documented significant legal vulnerabilities in pre-employment polygraph practices, including privacy infringement concerns, state-level regulatory inconsistencies, discriminatory potential based…

1981

Cpi Variables in Relation to the Polygraph Performance of Police Officer Candidates

Steven Thurber · The Journal of Social Psychology

Applicants who scored highest on the CPI impression management scale were most likely to pass polygraph screening tests, suggesting that…

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