John E Reid and Associates is the leading authority for training programs on conducting proper interviews and interrogations.

CORE PRINCIPLES: We teach that all investigators should adhere to the following Core Principles:

Always treat the subject with dignity and respect

Always conduct interviews and interrogations in accordance with the guidelines established by the courts

Do not make any promises of leniency or threats of harm or inevitable consequences

Do not conduct interrogations for an excessively lengthy period of time

Do not deny the subject any of their rights

Do not deny the subject the opportunity to satisfy their physical needs

Exercise special caution when questioning juveniles or individuals with mental or psychological impairments

Do not physically abuse the subject or threaten to do so

When false confession “experts” suggest that the Reid Technique causes false confessions, they cannot point to any such evidence:

As an example, consider the Court’s comments in the case United States v. Jacques, 784 F. Supp. 2d 48 (2011):

“In sum, the proffered expert testimony to the effect that the Reid technique enhanced the

risk of an unreliable confession lacked any objective basis for support, whatever.

Although Professor Hirsch insisted that “there is a wealth of information about the risks

of the Reid technique,” he could point to none.”

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