CREDENTIALS

 

LARRY W. HOBSON
CERTIFIED POLYGRAPH EXAMINER AND CONSULTANT
 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
 

	Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Sacramento State University (1978)
	Applied Arts Degree from Mesa Community College in San Diego, California (1967)
	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)

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

	Working supervisor with an active case load in the Homicide and Major Crimes Unit
	Conducted major crime investigations in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies
	Assigned cases to six District Attorney Investigators and supervised their investigations
	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
 

	Investigated cases assigned to Homicide and Major Crimes Unit
	Assisted county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies with polygraph examinations involving on-going criminal investigations and cases submitted for criminal complaints

Sheriffs Department - San Luis Obispo County
Patrol Deputy, Detective, Detective Sergeant - 01/1971 to 09/1984

POLYGRAPH TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, & MEMBERSHIPS

	Backster School of Lie Detection - 8 week Basic Polygraph School, San Diego, CA (1984)
	FBI National Polygraph Academy - Quantico, Virginia (1989)
	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).
	Administered more than 5000 polygraph examinations with over 26 years of experience.
	Attended over 2,500 hours of continuing education involving polygraph related courses, conferences, and training seminars.
	Testified as an expert witness in California Superior Courts in cases involving polygraph issues.
	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. Click Here for additional PCSOT training and experience.
	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

	John E. Reid Institute - Interview and Interrogation Training, Chicago, Illinois (1988)
	John E. Reid Institute - Adv Interview and Interrogation Training, Chicago, Illinois (1990)
	FBI Homicide Training Institute - (1979)
	Advanced Narcotic Training Institute - California Department of Justice (1976)
	Plus over 1200-hours of other law enforcement related training courses and seminars
	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.
	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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