Who it’s for
Who it’s for, and the voluntary-consent rule
These exams are for personal relationship questions. A worried spouse or partner may ask about testing. A couple may come in together. The person who will be tested is the one who decides whether to sit for the exam.
The exam is voluntary. We do not test someone who does not consent. Before anyone begins, we explain the process, including who will receive the report. If the examinee does not agree, we do not go forward.
This is not a private-employer test, and we do not offer private-employer testing as a condition of employment in Connecticut.
The question
How questions are chosen
Narrow, single-issue questions are the format we use. One issue means one clearly described act or event, usually inside a stated period of time. It is not a broad question about an entire relationship, every definition of faithfulness, or every argument two people have had.
A wide question folds different memories into one answer. That is a poor fit for this kind of exam. Before anything is recorded, the examiner and the examinee go through the wording until it means the same thing to the people involved. You will hear the question, and you will know what it covers, before the scored part starts. That review is the time to fix a date, a word, or a meaning.
The method
Polygraph, EyeDetect, or successive hurdles
A relationship exam can use a traditional polygraph, EyeDetect® or EyeDetect+® from Converus, or both in the order this practice calls successive hurdles.
Traditional polygraph is examiner-led. The instrument records cardiovascular activity, respiration, and electrodermal activity (changes in the skin’s electrical conductance) while you answer the questions you already reviewed.
EyeDetect is computer-administered. You answer true/false or yes/no questions on a screen while an infrared eye tracker records involuntary eye behavior, including pupil changes, blinks, and gaze. The tracker does not touch your eyes. EyeDetect+ adds physiological sensors in an automated exam.
Successive hurdles is how we often combine those tools. We open with a computer-scored EyeDetect or EyeDetect+ screen. If a question remains, we run a traditional polygraph on that single issue and deliver one written report. Some matters stay with one instrument when that is the better fit. We will say which approach we recommend when you schedule.
How successive hurdles works is on the technology page, including what each method measures.
Confidentiality
Who receives the results
Results are confidential. They go to the person or attorney who requested the exam.
We only share results with parties who are authorized for that exam. In private fidelity matters, authorization and release terms are set at intake—often the person who scheduled and paid, or as both parties agree in writing. We will not casually disclose your results to a spouse, partner, employer, or anyone else without the proper authorization. If you are the examinee, ask us to explain exactly who will receive the report before you begin.
In attorney-directed or private matters, results typically go to the retaining party under professional confidentiality practices. If your situation involves a court order, agency contract, or other legal duty to report, that will be explained before testing.
The same answer is in our FAQ: “My husband wants me tested because he thinks I have cheated. Will you share the results with him?”
Limits
What an exam can’t settle
An exam can speak to the narrow question that was asked. It cannot settle the relationship.
It cannot tell you whether to stay, leave, or forgive. It is not counseling. It is not a judgment of someone’s whole character, and it cannot cover every suspicion when those suspicions are more than one issue. It does not prove love, and it does not predict what a person will do next.
In Connecticut, polygraph evidence is per se inadmissible in trial courts under State v. Porter. That limit is also noted on who we serve. A private exam is not legal advice. If a court case is involved, talk with your attorney.
Treat the report as one confidential piece of information, handled professionally. It is not a final verdict on the relationship.
Scheduling
By appointment in East Berlin, or on-site
Exams are by appointment only. The office is at 1224 Mill Street, Building B, East Berlin, Connecticut 06023. Phone (860) 515-8039. Email info@connecticutpolygraph.com.
We serve all of Connecticut, New York State, and New Jersey. On-site exams are available when the matter calls for them. The equipment is portable, so we can travel. The place and time are set when you schedule.
If a date is already set, read what to expect at your polygraph or EyeDetect exam, including how to prepare and what happens when you arrive.
