HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - December 1, 1999 E-04CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Purchase of New Digital Notebook Computerized Voice Stress Analyzer for the
Police Department
DATE: December 1, 1999
PREPARED BY: LARRY D. HANSEN, CHIEF OF POLICE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council authorize the purchase of a new digital Toshiba
Notebook CVSA computer from National Institute for Truth Verification (N ITV)
in the amount of $6,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: N.I.T. V. is offering a trade-in allowance of $3,700 for our present
analog CVSA instrument which has become outdated and will be
difficult to repair in the future. Our current instrument was purchased
in May, 1995 at a cost of approximately $7,100. The cost of the
Toshiba is currently $9,250; however, with the trade -in -allowance, will
be approximately $6,000, including tax and shipping.
The digital Toshiba CVSA computer has several advantages. It is laptop size and therefore about 1/6t' the
size and weight of the analog model. The Toshiba analyzes the charts for deception, removing some of
the human subjectivity in "calling" charts. Chart paper is no longer needed, as this computer utilizes
standard copy paper. CVSA formats for questions and narrative report formats are part of the software
contained in the computer. Questions and charts can be retained on floppy disks if needed for storage or
can be sent to NITV for further analysis by their experts. No additional training cost is needed for the
transition.
FUNDING: $6,000 from the Asset Seizure Account.
Finance Dire for
cc: City Attorney
Larry D. H nsen
Chief of Police
APPROVED:
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trades -in their analog CVSA on the new digital Toshiba Notebook CVSA
Executive Director
Capt. David Hughes (Ret.)
West Palm Beach P.D.
Beach, FL
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11'cst Palm
Director of Int'I Operations
trades -in their analog CVSA on the new digital Toshiba Notebook CVSA
Chief William Withers (Ret,)
The offer made by the NITV for law enforcement agencies to trade-in their
New WhitelandP.D.
between Oct. 1, 1999 and Dec. 31, 1999 will receive a 40% discount off of the
New Whiteland, IN
analog Computer Voice Stress Analyzers will end on Dec. 31, 1999. The older
Board of Directors
systems are rapidly approaching obsolescence and the NITV will soon be
Chairman
Computer Voice Stress Analyzer to $5,550.00 with the trade-in.
Dr. Charles Humble
unable to repair these systems.
Criminologist
West Palm Beach, FL
Dr. If ugh Ridlehuber
Forensic Psychiatrist The analog CVSA's are still very functional and will be a viable investigative
Belmont, CA
Dr. James Vallely tool well into the next century, however, the NITV will no longer be able to
Forensic Psychologist
Jacksonville, FL offer any trade-in value for these units. Because we value every law
Dr. Thomas Joseph enforcement agency as a client, the NITV is prepared to provide an
Criminologist
St. Louis, MO extraordinary offer to those agencies that still have not acquired the digital
Prof James Chapman
Criminologist model for a short period of time.
Coming, NY
Instructors
Senior htstructor
Any agency (except those that acquired the CVSA under special conditions) that
Dr. Patrick Flood (Ret.)
Sacramento Co. S.D.
trades -in their analog CVSA on the new digital Toshiba Notebook CVSA
Sacramento, CA
between Oct. 1, 1999 and Dec. 31, 1999 will receive a 40% discount off of the
D. Comm. Bob Martin (Ret.)
Lower Twp. P.D.
Loner T%vp., NJ
$9,250.00 price of the system. This brings the price of the Toshiba Notebook
Lt. Michael McQuillan
Computer Voice Stress Analyzer to $5,550.00 with the trade-in.
Prince George's Co. P. D.
Landover, MD
D. Comm. Bill Engelman (Ret.)
Hamilton Co. Sheriffs Dept. Please contact our office as soon as possible to make the necessary
Cincinnati, OH
Chief William Endler(Ret.) arrangements.
Svracuse P.D.
Syracuse, IN
Interviewing & Interroa.
D. Glen Foster, M.A.
11-100 Fortune Circle -West Palm Beach, Florida 33414 - (561) 798-6280 -Fax (561) 798-1594 -E-Mail NITV@Worldnet-ATT.net-ww-w.CVSAI.com
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Introduced into the law enforcement com-
munity in 1988, the original analog CVSA
became an instant success at every agency that
purchased it, solving crimes that, in some cases,
had languished for years (cold cases). In other
cases, individuals that were either untestable or
had been called "inconclusive" on the old poly-
graph agreed to take a CVSA exam and subse-
quently confessed to their crimes_ With results
like that, it wasn't long before word-of-mouth
spread the CVSA's reputation like wild -fire in the
law enforcement community. Today's CVSA has
been digitized and incorporated into a powerful
multi -functional notebook computer. The latest
version of the CVSA enjoys the reputation of
being the most effective investigative tool to be
introduced into the law enforcement community
within the past three decades. The CVSA has
proven to be such a dangerous threat to under-
cover agents when in the wrong hands that the
NITV restricts its sale to law enforcement.
When used in conjunction with the National Institute for Truth Verification's (NITV) interviewing and interrogation
techniques, including its widely acclaimed Defense Barrier RemovalT"^ (DBRTM) technique to obtain confessions, the
results are swift and dramatic. "Cold" cases are solved by analyzing old interview tapes. The CVSA gets to the truth
and accurately identifies deception, or validates statements in the shortest possible time (average exam time is 40 mins.).
"IF IT DOESN'T SAY "CVSA"TM,
IT'S NOT THE VOICE STRESS ANALYZER
YOU'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT."
Don't Be Fooled
By Gadgets And Imitators!
THE NITV IS THE MANUFACTURER AND
SOLE SOURCE FOR THE CVSArr
Micro tremors are tiny frequency modulations in the
human voice. When a test subject is not being truthful, the
automatic, or involuntary nervous system, causes an inaudi-
ble increase in the Micro tremor's frequency. The CVSA
detects, measures, quantifies, and displays these Micro
tremors.
A state-of-the-art computer processes these voice fre-
quencies and graphically displays the fluctuation of the voice
patterns simultaneously with the subjects answers with up to
fifteen patterns on the
computer screen at
one time, numerically
scoring each pattern
and checking for
deception. The CVSA
is not restricted to
"yes" and "no"
answers and is able to
analyze accurately, tape
recordings of unstruc-
tured conversations.
Unlike the computer polygraph, the CVSA requires no
wires be attached to the subject being tested. The CVSA
uses only a microphone plugged into the computer to ana-
lyze the subject's responses. As the subject speaks, the
computer displays each voice pattern, numbers it, and dis-
plays its numerical value on the computer screen. At the
end of the examination, the computer renders its evalua-
tion utilizing the NITV's patented Voice Stress Analysis
Scoring Algorithm System TM to render a finding of
Deception Indicated (DI) or No Deception Indicated (NDI) on
each response to each question. This process removes any
possibility of examiner error as well as providing a com-
pletely objective examination. This allows a trained exam-
iner to either eliminate the subject as a suspect, or to begin
an interrogation. Unlike the polygraph, drugs do not affect
the results of the exam and there are no known counter-
measures that will cause "inconclusive" results. The CVSA
is effective in all investigative situations such as homicide,
sex crimes, robbery, white collar, and internal affairs investi-
gations, as well as pre-employment examinations for back-
ground investigators. The system has also proven itself a
very reliable investigative tool for verifying statements of
witnesses, denials of suspects, and for determining the
validity of allegations made against police officers.
Here are just a few of the comments from ranking
members of major metropolitan police departments that
use the CVSA: "The CVSA is the best thing that has hap-
pened to police work", "The CVSA has proven itself to be
more reliable than any polygraph exam", "one of the
most impressive investigative tools we've acquired."
The CVSA works -FAST, RELIABLY, EASILY. It is light
years ahead in establishing
truth and successfully clos-
ing cases.
The CVSA is built into a
rugged, multi-purpose,
state-of-the-art notebook
computer that can easily be
carried anywhere and has
fax capability for direct fax-
ing of charts for "cold call"
review by other examiners.
CERTIFIED EXAM INERS COURSE
The NITV conducts a widely acclaimed six-day inten-
sive training course hosted by selected law enforcement
agencies around the country for law enforcement person-
nel that will be utilizing the CVSA. With a maximum of 20,
students allowed in a class, there is hands-on instruction.
The specialized Defense Barrier Removal(TM) interviewing
and interrogation technique developed by the NITV's
founder, Dr. Charles Humble, and Kinesics (body lan-
guage), developed by NITV instructor Glenn Foster, are
also taught_ These two techniques, when utilized in con-
junction with the CVSA, have proven invaluable in obtain-
ing confessions, as well as clearing suspects.
"I have been a Homicide Detective for 10 years, a poly-
graph examiner for the past 5 years and, after completing
the Certified Examiners Course from the NITV on the
Computer Voice Stress Analyzer, I have found the CVSA
to be a very versatile and useful instrument in our fight
against crime. A good interrogator combined with the
CVSA is as good as money in the bank. The training
course is very intense and not for the weak at heart or
mind". - Det. Dennis Logan, Pittsburgh Police
Homicide Unit (PA)
"The course provided improved techniques in interview-
ing and interrogation. The Defense Barrier Removal
(DBR) Technique developed by Dr. Humble is an invalu-
able tool that I had not been aware of prior to attend-
ing the CVSA class. I was impressed that there were no
war stories." - Det. Paula O'Neal, Raleigh Police
Dept., (NC)
"Out of the dozen or so schools that I have attended
since joining law enforcement 21 years ago, the CVSA
course was by far the most intense, demanding, and
informative." - Det John T. Brown, Baltimore Police
Dept., Homicide Unit (MD)
"The training was very good and the CVSA is a very
valuable tool for any law enforcement agency. The
training was very helpful in reinforcing previously devel-
oped techniques in interviewing and interrogation. -
"Sgt. Ken Fenech, Cincinnati Police Dept. (OH)
"The certified Examiners Course for the CVSA was
intense and comprehensive. The instruction provides
those trained with a valuable skill which enhances suc-
cess rates." - Lt. James Boteler, Metropolitan Police
Dept, Homicide Unit Washington, D.C.
"In the 11 years that I have been in law enforcement, II
have attended many training and certification courses..
By far, the Certified Examiners Course was the most
informative and useful_ This course is an investigative
necessity for any progressive law enforcement agency."
- Det. Ann Burke, Palm Beach Co. Sheriff's Dept.,
West Palm Beach (FL)
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The National Institute for Truth Verification, the manufacturer and sole source of the Computer Voice Stress
Analyzer, has been offering training in voice stress analysis since 1980 and is recognized throughout the U.S. as the
leader in the field of truth verification. All staff instructors at the NITV are either former law enforcement professionals
with vast experience as voice stress and polygraph examiners, or have extensive experience in specific areas (Interviewing
& Interrogation, Child Sexual Abuse, etc.)
In selecting agents to be trained, the prospective students should be the most accomplished interviewing/inter-
rogators available within your organization. Although the CVSA can be utilized in any language, the complexities of the
course require that all international students be fluent in English.
Course Length: 6 Days Total Hours: 59
History of Lie Detection...................................................................1 Hrs.
From its early beginnings to the state of art today.
Instrumentation.........................................................................10 Hrs_
The student learns this highly developed, user-friendly system to conduct perfect examinations.
Physiology ....................................... ..3 Hrs.
A fairly in-depth view of the body's reaction to jeopardy. What the human body does to compensate for its inability to
either "fight" or "flight" and our ability to monitor those reactions.
Interviewing and Interrogation............................................................15 Hrs.
Beginning with Kinesics and ending with admissions we study an art that is one of the most productive aspects of our
profession. Videotaped (known conclusion) exams are utilized as training aids.
Psychology .......................................... ....4 Hrs.
...............................
An overview of topics from the interaction of the physiological response to the psychological stimuli, to the psychologi-
cal aspects of question formulation and their bearing on the extent of the subject's reaction.
Chart Interpretation......................................................................16 Hrs.
Learning the criteria for an indication of deception is not necessarily one of the easiest aspects of truth verification but,
certainly one of the most critical.
Test Construction and Question Formulation . . ...............................................6 Hrs.
From Zone of Comparison tests to control questions, the student learns test applications and construction.
Covert Interviewing and Analysis . ..........................................................4 Hrs.
One of the most useful functions of the CVSATM, either by tape recorder or over the telephone
NATI TUTS
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3500 Fairlane Farms Road #5
West Palm Beach, FL 33414
Phone: (561) 798-6280 a Fax: (561) 798-1594
Web Site: http://members,aol.com/NITV1/CVSA_html 9 E -Mail: nitvl@aol.com
RESOLUTION NO. 99-192
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
THE PURCHASE OF NEW DIGITAL NOTEBOOK
COMPUTERIZED VOICE STRESS ANALYZER (CVSA) FOR THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, Lodi Municipal Code, §3.20.070, authorizes dispensing with bids for
purchases of supplies, services or equipment when it is in the best interest of the City to do
so; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department's present analog CVSA instrument was purchased
in 1995 at a cost of $7100.00, and has become outdated and will be difficult to repair in the
future; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends purchasing a new digital Toshiba Notebook CVSA
computer from National Institute for Truth Verification at a cost of $9,250.00, less a $3,700.00
trade-in for the City's present CVSA instrument; and
WHEREAS, the digital Toshiba Notebook CVSA computer has several advantages:
laptop size and therefore 116t' the size and weight of the analog model, analyzes charts for
deception, removing some of the human subjectivity in "calling" charts, chart paper is no
longer needed because it utilizes standard copy paper. CVSA formats for questions and
narrative report formats are included in the software contained in the computer. Questions
and charts can be retained on floppy disks if needed for storage or to be sent for further
analysis by their experts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby approves
the purchase of a new digital Toshiba Notebook CVSA computer from National Institute for
Truth Verification in the amount of $6,000.00.
Dated: December 1, 1999
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 99-192 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held December 1, 1999, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Mann, Nakanishi, Pennino and
Land (Mayor)
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ALICE M. REIMCHE
City Clerk
99-192