A Description of the Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation
Over the years we have published numerous Investigator Tips and What's New entries on our website detailing the procedures, processes and safeguards of the Reid Technique for both the Investigative Interview process and the Interrogation process.
In this Investigator Tip will list the majority of those entries that have been published on our website as of 11/2/25 for easier and more immediate access and reference. Undoubtedly, there will be some repetitions throughout the various entries.
The Essential Elements of the Reid Technique: A Fact Sheet
The Difference Between Research and Reality: Behavior Symptom Analysis
Best Practices That Investigators Should Follow To Prevent False Confessions
Note Taking Guidelines During the Investigative Interview and the Interrogation
The Reid Technique: Science-Based Interviewing
Why the Reid Technique is so Successful
The Reid Technique is a Non-confrontational, Non-accusatory Process
Reid Policy on the Use of Deception During an Interrogation
The Reid Technique: International Research and the Value of Behavior Symptom Analysis
Investigators' Demeanor During Interviews and Interrogations
Principles of Practice: How to Conduct Proper Investigative Interviews and Interrogations
Conducting Effective Interviews and Interrogations
Blame the Suspect’s Perception of the Victim’s Actions and Behavior in Sexual Assault Interrogations
Do Not Tell the Subject What You Know
False Confessions: The Issues to be Considered
Understanding the Criminal Mind
Parental Abuse Interviews in Human Trafficking Investigations
The Use of the Baiting Technique
The foundation for all effective interrogation techniques - projection and rationalization
What questions should I ask during the investigative interview?
Telephone Interviewing Techniques Part One
Telephone Interviewing Techniques Part Two
The Non-Confrontational Approach
Direct questioning and its role in counterintelligence investigations
The Forensic Experiential Trauma Interview (FETI)
A Description of The Reid Technique
Human Trafficking Investigations: Interrogation Themes That Get Confessions
The Value of Behavior Provoking Questions - A Case Study
What Words Should I Use When I Start Positive Persuasion?
The Fundamental Foundation of THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INTERROGATION®: Empathy and Understanding
Using Open-ended Questions During the Investigative Interview (Part 1)
Using Open-ended Questions During the Investigative Interview (Part 2)
Ten Do’s and Don't s for Obtaining a Reliable Confession
Positive Persuasion - Motivating the Subject to Tell the Truth
When Co-Offenders are Being Interrogated Consider "Playing One Against the Other"
There is No Behavior Unique to Lying
Interrogation Themes: Five Strategies for Selecting Interrogation Themes
Making a Murderer: THE REID TECHNIQUE® and Juvenile Interrogations
Legal Cases Sorted by Category
The Reid Technique: A Position Paper
Empathy Guides the Investigator to the Truth
Interrogation Tactics Involving a Written Report
The Importance of Evaluating Consequences
Leaving The Room During an Interrogation
The Reid Behavior Analysis Interview
Addressing the Suspect's Behavior
The Bait Question in the Age of Computer Technology
A Quick Guide to Best Practices for THE REID NINE STEPS OF INTERROGATION®
Establishing Rapport with a Suspect
Having A Third Person in the Interview Room
Evaluating Admissions Against Self-Interest
The Feasibility of an Analytic Assessment to Identify False Confessions
Interview Before Interrogating
Investigating Issues of Intent
The Importance of Context Within Behavior Symptom Analysis
The Danger of Threatening Inevitable Consequences During an Interrogation
Research Review: The lie, the Bluff and False Confessions
Investigating Attention- Motivated Fabricated Crimes
Designing an Interview/Interrogation Room
Civil Liabilities Associated With False Confessions
Behavior Symptom Analysis During Roadside Interviews
Evaluating One-On-One Allegations
Proper Techniques for Witnessing A Confession
The Role of a Subject's Attitudes in the Detection of Deception
Catching A Suspect In A Lie: Not Always A Symptom Of Guilt
The Use of Rationalization During an Interrogation Theme
Guarding Against Claims of False Imprisonment
The Use of an Interpreter During an Interview