A Description of the Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation

Nov 02, 2025

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...

Helpful Hints for the Interview and Interrogation of White Collar Criminal Suspects

Oct 28, 2025

The euphemism “white collar crime” is commonly used to describe a broad array of theft that occurs more often through the stroke of a pen or keyboard rather than at the working...

The Essential Elements of the Reid Technique: A Fact Sheet

Oct 23, 2025

Since 1947, John E. Reid and Associates has been conducting investigative interviews and, when appropriate, interrogations.

For over six decades, we have been teaching investigators from law enforcement, government agencies, and the...

The Investigator's Workbook: Principles of Practice - How to Conduct Proper Interviews and Interrogations

Oct 13, 2025

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-1970s, we have...

Revisiting Misinformation About the Reid Technique

Sep 12, 2025

In the publication, “From Third-Degree To Third-Generation Interrogation Strategies: putting science into the art of criminal interviewing”, * there are several statements about the Reid Technique that require correction.

The author...

The Investigator's Notebook

Aug 31, 2025

The Investigator’s Notebook consists of over 190 Investigator Tips organized in a sequence that reflects the various stages of an investigation. Please feel free to share this information with your colleagues.

The Difference Between Research and Reality: Behavior Symptom Analysis

Aug 14, 2025

Almost without exception research studies that attempt to determine whether or not investigators can accurately evaluate a subject's credibility based on their verbal and nonverbal behaviors yield results that are no better...

Correcting Misinformation About the Reid Technique

May 06, 2025

Critics of the Reid Technique make several false and erroneous statements (in italics below) when describing the Reid process. In the following pages, we will list their criticisms and our responses.

Note Taking Guidelines During the Investigative Interview and the Interrogation

May 02, 2025

During the investigative interview (Behavior Analysis Interview - BAI), the investigator’s interview questions should be asked in a conversational tone and always be non-accusatory. The investigator should take a written note following...

The Reid Behavior Analysis Interview: Part 1: Do the Case Facts and Evidence Support the Subject's Story? Part 2: The Interview Structure and the Value of Behavior Symptom Analysis

Aug 21, 2024

The Reid Behavior Analysis Interview

Part 1: Do the case facts and evidence support the subject’s story?

The most important element in evaluating a suspect’s potential culpability in committing a crime or...

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

Over 50 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

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

(Please Note: If you wish to print and share an Investigator Tip with your colleagues, the John E. Reid 'credit and permission' statement following the article...