POLICE OFFICERS FREQUENTLY ASSERT CONSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIONS TO PERSONNEL INQUIRY PROCEDURES, MAINTAINING THEY DENY FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT DUE PROCESS GUARANTEES. IN CASES SUCH AS GRABINGER V. CONLISK, AND RICHARDSON V. CITY OF PASADENA, COURTS HAVE PLACED RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC ABOVE THOSE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. BUILDING ON THESE PRECEDENTS, THE MAJORITY OF COURT DECISIONS HAVE FOUND THAT POLYGRAPH TESTING MAY PROPERLY BE EMPLOYED TO VERIFY STATEMENTS MADE BY POLICE OFFICERS DURING INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS, PROVIDED THAT THE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THEIR ANSWERS CANNOT BE USED AGAINST THEM IN ANY SUBSEQUENT CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, THAT THE QUESTIONS WILL RELATE SOLELY TO THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES, AND THAT A REFUSAL TO OBEY THE ORDER TO TAKE THE TEST WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL. IN ADDITION, THE REFUSAL OF AN OFFICER TO COOPERATE WITH AN INVESTIGATION EVEN INTO NON-CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES (SUCH AS REFUSAL TO PROMPTLY PAY DEBTS), MAY PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR A CHARGE OF INSUBORDINATION AND THEREFORE WARRANT DISMISSAL. THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE ABOVE-MENTIONED REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO THE APPLICANT SCREENING PROCESS IS UNCERTAIN. FIFTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT CONSIDERATIONS WILL PROBABLY BE EXAMINED IN THIS REGARD. ALTHOUGH MANY STATES HAVE SOUGHT MERELY TO PREVENT THE ABUSE OF THE POLYGRAPH TECHNIQUE IN EMPLOYMENT SITUATIONS BY ENACTING BROAD LICENSING STATUTES, THE PREVAILING LEGISLATIVE TREND FAVORS OUTRIGHT PROHIBITION OF ITS USE. OVER 30 FOOTNOTES ARE INCLUDED.