The issue of multiple testing in polygraph screening - implications for internal security

• Authors: Marcin Gołaszewski

Title variants

PL

Problem wielokrotnego testowania w przesiewowych badaniach poligraficznych – implikacje dla bezpieczeństwa wewnętrznego

Abstracts

PL

Badania poligraficzne o charakterze przesiewowym najczęściej przeprowadza się przed zatrudnieniem kandydata. Statystyka Bayesowska pomaga lepiej zrozumieć rzeczywiste znaczenie uzyskiwanych wyników testów. Zdarza się również wykonywanie badań powtórnych – najczęściej wtedy, gdy za pierwszym podejściem kandydatowi się nie powiedzie. W artykule autor rozważa różne scenariusze związane z ponownym testowaniem oraz ich konsekwencje, także w zakresie bezpieczeństwa wewnętrznego poszczególnych instytucji i państw. Poszukuje optymalnych rozwiązań, aby procedury testowania sprzyjały szczelności systemów, a zarazem pozostały wydajne i użyteczne.

EN

Screening polygraph tests are most oeftn conducted before a candidate is hired. Bayesian statistics help to better understand the real meaning of the test results obtained. Retesting also happens usually when a candidate fails on the first attempt. In the article, the author considers various scenarios related to retesting and their consequences, including for the internal security of individual institutions and countries. He seeks optimal solutions so that testing procedures promote tightness in systems while remaining eficient and useful.

Keywords

EN

polygraph; testing; screening; retesting; results; interpretation; security

PL

poligraf; badania; przesiew; powtórne testowanie; wyniki; interpretacja

• Publisher: Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego
• Journal: Przegląd Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 28
• Pages: 330-350

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Marcin Gołaszewski

• Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego

• https://orcid.org/0000000316531669

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Identifiers

DOI

10.4467/20801335PBW.23.014.17664

Biblioteka Nauki

2195846