Dave Bethune

The Backster School of Lie Detection is dedicated to the development and advancement of current and future polygraph examiners around the world. As such, we have established the Cleve Backster Scholarship that will be awarded to one qualifying applicant per calendar year. The winner of the scholarship will receive FREE tuition to Backster’s Basic Polygraph Examiner Training Course and a Limestone ParagonX Silver Instrument Package. This scholarship worth $16,000 is… Read More »Applications Now Open for 2022 Backster Scholarship Award

We are pleased to announce that registration for our upcoming online training course is now open! See details below.  Date: February 02, 2022 Time: 1pm-5pm EST Instructor: Skip Webb Topic: Transition from Deceptive Results into Interrogation  In this course we will review:   Understanding the psychological coping methods used under cognitive load and stress. Stopping examinee denials upon being advised of the polygraph test results. Transitional themes to facilitate movement from… Read More »FREE ONLINE TRAINING with APA CE CREDITS *Available in English and Spanish

We are pleased to announce that registration for our upcoming Basic Polygraph Training Course in Kingston, Ontario is now open! Classes start January 18th, 2021. See below for details.  The Backster School of Lie Detection offers Polygraph Training that includes a Structured Pre-Test determined by agency requirements. Our school offers Examiners the flexibility to adapt the Pre-Test to meet your Agency’s testing requirements and legal criteria based on various testing… Read More »Registration Now Open for Basic Polygraph Training Course January 2021!

As 2020 continues to be a year of unprecedented uncertainty due to COVID-19, many polygraph conferences and seminars have been postponed or cancelled. In an effort to support examiners during this time, and provide the opportunity for examiner to receive Continuing Education, the Backster School of Lie Detection has organized Backster Education Week. From September 1st – 3rd, 2020 we are offering 3 online polygraph training courses and a complimentary panel… Read More »Backster Education Week – Continuing Education During COVID-19