What is the effect of the California Police League's requirement for police officers to undergo a polygraph?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Los Angeles Police Protective League v. City of Los Angeles, 35 Cal.App.4th 1535, 42 Cal.Rptr.2d 23 (Cal. App. 1995):
The City's polygraph requirement relates to peace officers' qualifications to be hired for certain positions within the police department. The League does not dispute that the employment positions in question are sensitive [35 Cal.App.4th 1541] assignments where breaches of integrity are most likely to occur or would have the greatest impact. The polygraph is not used punitively; no dismissals, demotions, suspensions, reductions in salary, written reprimands, or transfers to worse, lower paying positions are contemplated by the City's use of the polygraph. (White v. County of Sacramento, supra, 31 Cal.3d at pp. 681-682, 183 Cal.Rptr. 520, 646 P.2d 191.) The League does not argue that the polygraph is applied for purposes of punishment.
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