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It is that time of the year again when the holly jolly of Christmas tunes and the smell of marshmallow riddled hot-chocolate collide to spark an irresistible holiday spirit. Despite the vigorous attempts of that last-minute filing clawing for your attention, its efforts are all but futile as its pleas are drowned away by the humming of ‘Tis the season . . . ‘ One thing shines and flickers brighter than even the biggest of the premature decorations filling the halls of shopping malls and the metaphorical social media chat rooms alike, and that is the constant blaring of “Holiday Specials!” and […]

The PISA Integrity Assessment Centre Video

The PISA Integrity Assessment Centre is proud to present the company video in partnership with Business Essentials. As one of the oldest polygraph service providers we remain at the forefront of the industry, continuously striving to improve and grow so that we can offer our customers an all-encompassing solution to suite their unique needs. To ensure that we can be the one-stop solution we consist of multiple experts working together to provide a professional service at lower prices. We specialise in polygraph examinations, psychometric assessments, background checking and much, much more, all offered in customizable packages for your needs. Big […]

Qualified and Accredited

It is no accident that I used the word polygraph professional instead of polygraph examiners in the headline. Polygraph examinations are becoming increasingly popular as an effective tool in investigations and as part of a robust pre-employment screening system. Unfortunately, due to the great success, there is great demand, and where there is great demand, there is cheap imitation products. As Charles L. Yeschke put it in his paper he wrote in 1965; Ethics and the Polygraph Examiner: “Every profession, including law and medicine, has historically gone through a transition period of development similar to that which the detection of deception […]

Advanced Training 2017

It was that time of the year again where the PISA Integrity Assessment Centre attended the annual advanced training courses presented by the Southern African Polygraph Federation. This year it was held in Centurion with guest speaker Gil Witte and as always it was an extremely informative event which placed a lot of focus on the latest and greatest techniques and research. A lot of focus was given to the implementation and use of the Directed Lie Screening Test and the very popular UTAH Comparison Question Technique. Boasting solid accuracy ratings and supported by credible scientific research, these techniques are […]

A Great New Year

A great new year lies ahead with great new opportunities, and even better new products. We enjoy looking at every year as a new frontier, a new challenge to conquer, and we hope you are as excited as we are about what awaits. Well, that being said, we are as excited about some of our new tools that we have to work with, and would like to take the opportunity of welcoming you into the new year by showing you what we have been up to in order to provide a better service to you, our esteemed client. The PISA […]

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The Protection of Personal Information Act and Polygraph Examinations

With the implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act many questions have been raised as to how the act will influence the implementation of polygraph examinations in South Africa. In order to ensure the compliance of the PISA Integrity Assessment Centre, the PISA Pre-Employment Screening Centre and the Polygraph Institute of South Africa we attended a training workshop held at Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry House. It is with great pride that all branches of the PISA Integrity Assessment Centre complies with the Protection of Personal Information Act and is ready, equipped and willing to assist any of […]

Polygraph Tests and Crime

Some observers find explanations for modern day violence and increased rates of criminal victimisation in the widespread media exposure of violence, especially on television and in film. Other explanations for crime can also be offered, including those that target biological factors such as genetic abnormalities which may predispose people towards crime and violence and others which look to individual psychological difficulties, or variations in patterns of early socialisation. Likewise social institutions such as the family, schools and religious bodies can be examined for the role they play in reducing or enhancing the likelihood of criminality in the community. For example, […]

Polygraph Institute of South Africa is turning 30!

The Polygraph Institute of South Africa, member of The PISA Integrity Assessment Centre, is turning 30, and we decided to celebrate by giving our loyal customers the gifts that they deserve by cutting our prices. The company has walked many miles, left many footprints and created many waves of positive change since it was founded in 1986. Today the PISA Integrity Assessment Centre boasts the wisdom and skills that can only be crafted through years of experience and dedication to their field. Many cheap imitations grow in their shadows, but the Polygraph Institute of South Africa and PISA Integrity Assessment […]

The PISA Integrity Assessment Centre Mark of Quality

Can you offer your clients the PISA Integrity Assessment Centre mark of quality? What about your service providers, can they provide the PISA Integrity Assessment Centre mark of quality? The promise that their staff members have been properly screened and checked? Do you know who your are entrusting with your property and your information? The PISA Integrity Assessment Centre has been used for years by high profile banks, security companies, firms and other institutions to increase their security standards, assist in their investigations and to provide peace of mind to themselves, their employees and their customers, that they are doing […]

The Importance of Pre-Employment Polygraph Testing

Health insurance companies advocates for healthy lifestyles and happily provides advice, special offers, promotions and incentives to help and support their clients to live healthy lifestyles. Not to mention the call for lock and key when insuring our everyday items. This is because they know that prevention is a lot more cost effective than cure. We believe they do make a great point . . . It is almost impossible to put an accurate figure on how much a company will save by implementing prudent and responsible security measures, in the same way that we can’t predict the overall savings […]

My Hands Are Clean

I had the privilege of joining the team from Corruption Watch at the VIP Youth Festival in Johannesburg for a bit of fun, and a large dose of realization. #AreYourHandsClean? #Really? #AreYouAbsolutelySureOfThat? Enter the polygraph, and let’s find out. The My Hands Are Clean campaign was a theme launched by Corruption Watch for 2014/2015 as a call to young people to commit to taking responsibility for their own actions and to stop the scourge of corruption in our society. So during the VIP Youth Festival young men and women were given the opportunity by the team from Corruption Watch to […]

Polygraph Research and Development

It is the intention of this summary to provide decision – makers in business such as HR and Security managers with information as to the criterion validity/ accuracy of polygraph examinations in such a manner as to be easily understood. (This summary is taken from the Executive Summary as provided by the American Polygraph Association. A copy of the full report is available from its offices). This knowledge together with the selection of a reputable polygraphist, is essential to the successful use of the polygraph by private industry. Having said this I would urge the reader to take careful note […]