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A Closed Claim is a Good Claim
Nov 27, 2023
The saying in the insurance claims business is, “A closed claim is a good claim”. In the race to get to the finish line, we sometimes take shortcuts that can cost costly...
Investigator’s Response to a Subject’s Challenges During Interviews and Interrogations
Oct 14, 2022
This article is a follow-up to last month’s “Investigator Tip” which discussed how an investigator’s own bearing and demeanor may affect the outcome of an investigative interview or interrogation. This article expands...
Investigators' Demeanor During Interviews and Interrogations
Aug 10, 2022
This article explores how an investigator's own bearing and emotional self-control promote mutuality of respect with even the toughest of subjects and enhance the productivity of every questioning session.
The ability...
Principles of Practice: How to Conduct Proper Investigative Interviews and Interrogations
Apr 25, 2022
Principles of Practice: How to Conduct Proper Investigative Interviews and Interrogations
Since 1947 John E. Reid and Associates has been conducting investigative interviews and when appropriate, interrogations.
Since the mid 1970's we...
Resistance to Elicitation and Interrogation
Mar 25, 2022
APA Magazine, January/February, 2022, Vol. 55.1; reprint courtesy of American Polygraph Association, copyright reserved
In order to maintain their cover, particularly during deployment, Intelligence Officers and Special Operations Forces must always be...
Conducting Effective Interviews and Interrogations
Jan 26, 2022
The following are guidelines, procedures and best practices that all investigators should follow:
[Absent a life-saving circumstance conduct an interview before an interrogation.]
The Essential Elements of the Investigative Interview
Conduct investigative...Over 30 Free Reid Video Presentations
Jan 24, 2022
Below you will find over 30 helpful video tips on our YouTube page now organized in 6 Playlists:
1. Who are We and What is The Reid Technique
About the...Do Not Tell the Subject What You Know
Jun 25, 2021
One of the most important principles of effective interviewing is to not tell the subject what you know about the details of the case, such as the information that you have developed...
Parental Abuse Interviews in Human Trafficking Investigations
Feb 03, 2021
Among the interviewing challenges faced by human trafficking investigators is the issue of parental abuse of a trafficking victim. How does an investigator approach this topic?
When suspicion arises that the...
The Use of the Baiting Technique
Jan 11, 2021
November / December 2020
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25 Reid Video Tips
Jan 11, 2021
September October 2020 Investigator Tip
The September/October 2020 Investigator Tip provides you with links to 25 brief video presentations from our YouTube channel - The Reid Technique Tips, that...
What questions should I ask during the investigative interview?
May 26, 2020
What questions should I ask during the investigative interview?
In an effort to assist investigators in determining the type of investigative and behavior provoking questions to ask during an interview...
Telephone Interviewing Techniques Part Two
Mar 01, 2020
March/April 2020
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Telephone Interviewing Techniques Part One
Jan 01, 2020
Telephone Interviewing Techniques Part One
Certainly the ideal circumstance for an investigative interview is a face-to-face meeting with the subject. However, due to a variety of factors, it is becoming more and...
Personality Disorders
Sep 01, 2019
(This Investigator Tip consists of selections from a chapter in our book, The Investigator Anthology)
While both psychologically healthy and psychologically impaired individuals can be guilty of a crime, in many...
Direct questioning and its role in counterintelligence investigations
Jul 15, 2019
Reprinted with permission from Blue line magazine; written by Philip A. Mullenix
While driven by logic, direct questioning is an art-form that requires creative thought and methodical application
Counterintelligence agents and counterpart law...
The Non-Confrontational Approach
Apr 16, 2019
The Non-Confrontational Interview
John E. Reid and his colleague, Northwestern Professor of Law Fred E. Inbau, developed the non-confrontational interview as an integral part of any questioning of a subject in...
The Hillen Credibility Factors
Mar 01, 2019
Several government agencies use the Hillen Credibility Factors to help their investigators and decision makers assess the veracity and credibility of a subject’s statement, particularly in instances where there is one...
The Forensic Experiential Trauma Interview (FETI)
Jan 01, 2019
Research has demonstrated that brain functions and memory of victims of trauma, such as a sexual assault, are significantly affected by the event, and as a result, their behavior and statements may...
A Description of The Reid Technique
Nov 01, 2018
The Reid Technique is oftentimes just thought of and is frequently referred to as simply an interrogation process - it is much more than that. The Reid Technique is a structured interview...