Investigator Tips
The Reid Technique
Responding to a False Confession Expert in Your Case
Apr 09, 2024
Oftentimes the defense will present a "false confession expert” to testify that the investigator obtained a coerced and/or false confession. We have published a number of articles describing the type of statements...
Interrogation of Hamas-Inspired Terrorists
Dec 19, 2023
During his Congressional testimony on December 5, 2023, FBI Director Christopher Wray stated “Given the steady drumbeat of calls for attacks by foreign terrorist organizations since October 7, we’re working around the...
What Do False Confession Experts Say in Their Reports?
Nov 28, 2023
The following represents the type of observations, assessments and opinions Dr. Richard Leo (and other social psychologists) offer/include in their reports and testimony when they are acting on behalf of the defendant...
The Disingenuous Testimony from Social Psychologists About the Reid Technique
Jul 11, 2023
Richard Leo, and other false confession experts (oftentimes social psychologists), have testified that “there is a consensus in the scientific community that the techniques taught by the Reid method sometimes lead to...
Reid Policy on the Use of Deception During an Interrogation
Jun 26, 2023
Reid Policy on the Use of Deception During an Interrogation
Preface
There is a distinction between a court of law and the court of public opinion. In recent years several states have...
What False Confession Experts Say About the Reid Technique and Our Responses
Jun 16, 2023
The attached document, "What False Confession Experts, Defense Attorneys and Academicians Say About the Reid Technique and Our Responses," includes the following topics:
The Purpose of an Interrogation"Guilt Presumptive" ProcessHow Social Psychologists...Clarifying Misrepresentations About Interrogation Techniques (updated May 2023)
May 19, 2023
Over the years social psychologists, defenses attorneys, and some academicians have
offered a number of criticisms of current law enforcement interrogation practices, and, in
particular, the Reid Technique. Some of...
The Reid Technique: International Research and the Value of Behavior Symptom Analysis
Apr 27, 2023
Part One: International Research Validates the Core Elements of the Reid Technique
Over the years numerous international research studies have been conducted on the Reid Technique – here are a few that...
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...
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...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...
The foundation for all efffective interrogation techniques - projection and rationalization
Jan 11, 2021
As a youngster we have all had the experience of hitting one of our siblings, and then when questioned by our parents we justified our actions by saying, “he hit me first.”...
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...
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...
Clarifying Misrepresentations About Law Enforcement Interrogation Techniques
Mar 01, 2018
Over the years social psychologists, defenses attorneys and some academicians have offered a number of criticisms of current law enforcement interrogation practices, and, in particular, the Reid Technique. Some of these criticisms...
What Words Should I Use When I start an Interrogation?
Jan 01, 2018
The flexibility and effectiveness of the Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation is what makes it the most widely used investigative interviewing technique in the world.
The Reid Nine-Steps of...
The Fundamental Foundation of THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INTERROGATION®: Empathy and Understanding
Sep 01, 2017
The Reid Technique consists of a three-phase process beginning with Fact Analysis, followed by the Behavior Analysis Interview (which is a non-accusatory interview designed to develop investigative and behavioral information), followed by...
Using Open-ended Questions During the Investigative Interview (Part 2)
May 01, 2017
(See the March April 2017 Investigator Tip for Part 1)
Evaluating the Response to an Open Question
When relating an incident such as being the victim of a robbery or...
Using Open-ended Questions During the Investigative Interview (Part 1)
Mar 01, 2017
When evaluating an account, such as what happened to a victim, a suspect’s alibi, or what a witness saw or heard, the investigator should elicit this information by asking an initial open-ended...