CREDENTIALS
LARRY W. HOBSON
CERTIFIED POLYGRAPH EXAMINER AND CONSULTANT
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
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Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from
Sacramento State University (1978) |
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Applied Arts Degree from Mesa Community College in
San Diego, California (1967) |
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More than 300 additional quarter units
completed in Business Administration,
Sociology, and Architecture at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo,
CA.
(1970-1976)
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LAW ENFORCEMENT AND POLYGRAPH WORK
EXPERIENCE
Hobson’s Polygraph Service was initially
established as a part time business in 1984. In December 2005, Larry Hobson
retired as the Assistant Chief Investigator and Chief Polygraph Examiner after
working 35 years in the Criminal Justice System. However, he continued to work
full time as a private polygraph examiner in California until he moved to
Colorado in August 2009 where he re-established Hobson’s Polygraph Service in
Fort Collins, Colorado.
Office of the District Attorney - San Luis Obispo County
Assistant Chief Investigator and Chief Polygraph Examiner - 10/1993 to 01/2006
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Working supervisor with an active case load in
the Homicide and Major Crimes Unit |
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Conducted major crime investigations in conjunction
with other law enforcement agencies |
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Assigned cases to six District Attorney Investigators
and supervised their investigations |
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Assisted county, state, and federal law
enforcement agencies with polygraph examinations
involving on-going criminal investigations and cases submitted for criminal
complaints |
Office of the District Attorney - San Luis Obispo County
District Attorney Investigator and Chief Polygraph Examiner - 09/1984 to 10/1993
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Investigated cases assigned to Homicide and Major Crimes Unit |
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Assisted county, state, and federal law
enforcement agencies with polygraph examinations
involving on-going criminal investigations and cases submitted for criminal
complaints
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Sheriffs Department - San Luis Obispo County
Patrol Deputy, Detective,
Detective Sergeant - 01/1971 to 09/1984
POLYGRAPH TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, &
MEMBERSHIPS
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Backster School of Lie Detection - 8 week Basic
Polygraph School, San Diego, CA (1984) |
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FBI National Polygraph Academy - Quantico, Virginia
(1989) |
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Active member and recognized as a Certified Polygraph Examiner
with
the following state and national polygraph associations: California
Association
of Polygraph Examiners (CAPE), American Association of Police
Polygraphers (AAPP),
and American Polygraph Association (APA) and Colorado
Association of Polygraph
Examiners (CAPE). |
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Administered more than 5000 polygraph examinations with over 26 years of
experience. |
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Attended over 2,500 hours of continuing
education involving polygraph related courses,
conferences, and training seminars. |
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Testified as an expert witness in California
Superior Courts in cases involving polygraph issues. |
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Certified by the national polygraph
associations (APA and AAPP) and the California
polygraph association (CAPE) to conduct Post-Conviction Sex Offender Testing
(PCSOT)
and Civil Commitment Institutional Testing (CCIT) for state and local
agencies involved
in the supervision, treatment, and management of convicted sex offenders.
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additional PCSOT training and experience. |
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Invited to the Chinese People’s Public
Security University in Beijing, China, in 1998,
as a guest speaker on polygraph testing, interviews, and interrogations |
SPECIALIZED LAW
ENFORCEMENT TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
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John E. Reid Institute - Interview and Interrogation
Training, Chicago, Illinois (1988) |
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John E. Reid Institute - Adv Interview and
Interrogation Training, Chicago, Illinois (1990) |
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FBI Homicide Training Institute - (1979)
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Advanced Narcotic Training Institute - California
Department of Justice (1976) |
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Plus over 1200-hours of other law enforcement
related training courses and seminars |
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Between 1990 and 2005, organized and
instructed a 3-day P.O.S.T. accredited Interview
and Interrogation Course several times a year for law enforcement officers
throughout
the state of California. |
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Between 1999 and 2008, employed as an
instructor for an 8-hour Interview and
Interrogation Course at the Allan Hancock Police Academy in Santa Maria,
California. |
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