Over the years we have published numerous Investigator Tips and What's New entries on our website detailing the various criticisms of the Reid Technique and our responses. In this Investigator Tip we have listed many of them for your review. Undoubtedly, there will be repetitions of both the criticisms and our responses filtered throughout the various entries, but this Tip will list the majority that have been published one our website as of 11/2/25 for easy access and reference.

The Fallacy of Defense Attorney Claims That The Reid Technique Causes False Confessions

Revisiting Misinformation About the Reid Technique

The Difference Between Research and Reality: Behavior Symptom Analysis

Why do the courts reject the premise from false confession experts that lying to a suspect about evidence causes false confessions?

Correcting Misinformation About the Reid Technique

Common Erroneous and False Statements About the Reid Technique

Richard Leo's Boilerplate Statement Regarding Police Interrogation Practices

Is offering a suspect a moral or psychological excuse for committing the crime the same as offering them a promise of leniency if they confess?

Responding to a False Confession Expert in Your Case

What Do False Confession Experts Say in Their Reports?

How do you respond to false confession experts presented by the defense? (updated Nov '23)

The Disingenuous Testimony from Social Psychologists About the Reid Technique

A General Outline of Richard Leo’s Testimony/Followed by Reid Responses

Clarifying Misrepresentations About Interrogation Techniques (updated May 2023)

The Truth About the Research Social Psychologists Use as the Basis for Testimony Regarding False and/or Coerced Confessions

Research Review: The Lie, the Bluff and False Confessions

Responding to Defense Experts' Characterization of Interrogation