Organization: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF POLICE
Mission: TO ENCOURAGE HIGH STANDARDS OF PROFICIENCY IN THE POLYGRAPHIST PROFESSION.
Activities: THE AAPP HAS A MEMBERSHIP OF ALMOST 1,300, OF WHICH 300-400 ATTEND AN ANNUAL EDUCATION SEMINAR. THE AAPP DISTRIBUTES QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS TO MEMBERS. THE PURPOSE OF THE AAPP IS TO DEVELOP THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFICIENCY IN THE POLYGRAPH PROFESSION BY FOSTERING AND ENCOURAGING SCIENTIFIC TRAINING AND RESEARCH THROUGH ADVANCED STUDY AND PROGRESSIVE TECHNIQUES; PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF ETHICS, INTEGRITY, HONOR AND CONDUCT IN THE POLYGRAPH PROFESSION; PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY AND FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION REGARDING POLYGRAPH EXPERIENCES, STUDIES AND RESEARCH; COOPERATE WITH OTHER NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND STATE POLYGRAPH ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST AND OF BENEFIT TO THE POLYGRAPH PROFESSION.
NTEE category: Mutual & Membership Benefit
Secondary category: Crime & Legal-Related