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"Solving Crimes in Deceptive Ways: Should Police Lie to Suspects to Prove Murder?” Reid Response
Jan 06, 2025
A recent article entitled, "Solving Crimes in Deceptive Ways: Should Police Lie to Suspects to Prove Murder?” by Clarence Walker was published Jan2, 2025 online at NewsBlaze
Here is our response (which...
Previous Updates
John E. Reid and Associates files lawsuit against James L. Trainum
Jan 02, 2025
John Reid and Associates Files a Defamation Lawsuit:
On December 18, 2024, John Reid and Associates, Inc. (“Reid”) filed a civil lawsuit for money damages against James L. Trainum in the Superior...
Correcting the Record
Dec 30, 2024
On December 23, 2024, the Los Angeles Times published a story entitled “Cops lie to suspects during interrogations. Should detectives stick to the truth?”
The article describes a case in which a...
Why the Reid Technique is so Successful
Nov 16, 2024
We have posted a new Investigator Tip, "Why the Reid Technique is so Successful."
From the Tip, "One of the primary reasons that the Reid Technique is so successful in helping investigators...
The dark side of disaster: How to interrogate looters
Oct 31, 2024
(Origionaly published at PoliceOne.com, October 30, 2024, reprinted with permission)
Hurricanes Helen and Milton, as well as other natural disasters, cause a horrific loss of life and property. This chaos experienced by...
Preparing to Testify in Confession Cases (Parts One and Two)
Oct 30, 2024
New Investigator Tip now posted:
Preparing to Testify in Confession Cases (Parts One and Two)
In Part One of the Investigator Tip, Preparing to Testify in Confession Cases (Parts One...
The Reid Technique is a Non-confrontational, Non-accusatory Process
Oct 23, 2024
See the Investigator Tip and the video presentation on our You Tube channel for the entry, The Reid Technique is a Non-confrontational, Non-accusatory Process.
Survey Results from 31,000 Reid Interview and Interrogation Course Graduates
Oct 15, 2024
In September, 2024 we surveyed 31,000 individuals who had graduated from our training program, The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Advanced Interrogation Techniques. Here are the response results:
98.99% said that...
John E. Reid y Asociados se complace en anunciar nuestro programa de capacitación virtual en español de un día - La Técnica Reid de Entrevista de Investigación y Persuasión Positiva.
Sep 16, 2024
El programa será presentado en inglés por Joseph Buckley, Presidente de John E. Reid and Associates, con traducción simultánea al español.El cuaderno de trabajo estará en españolLas diapositivas de PowerPoint estarán en...
Information For Attorneys and Law Enforcement Officers regarding the Reid Technique and What False Confession Experts Say During Their Testimony and in Their Reports
Sep 10, 2024
The following are Investigator Tips that we have posted on our website in recent years that will provide helpful information to Law Enforcement Officers and Attorneys who deal with the issues of...
New Investigator Tips Recently Posted
Sep 10, 2024
The following are some of the recent Investigator Tips on reid.com
The Reid Technique is a Non-confrontational, Non-accusatory Process
The Reid Behavior Analysis Interview: Part 1: Do the Case...
Instructor Excellence
Sep 02, 2024
A Review of 692 Participant Evaluations from several of our June and July 2024 three and four day Interview and Interrogation courses indicated the following:
99% of the participants rated the instructors...Host/Sponsor comments
Jul 29, 2024
Every year several hundred organizations host a Reid training program.... here are some of their comments:
Thank you for helping us put on the Reid class last week! Our survey results from...False Confessions - the Issues to be Considered
Jul 28, 2024
Several years ago we posted on our YouTube channel, The Reid Technique Tips, a two part presentation on False Confessions - the issues to be considered.
The following is a document that...
Canada Judge Gets It Terribly Wrong
Jul 26, 2024
In a 2012 article that was recently re-published, the author referenced the Canadian judge’s decision in the Christa Lynn Chapple case as an example of the Court ruling that the Reid Technique...
The Reid Technique and Christopher Looney
Jul 11, 2024
Shocking way killer acted in police interviews unravelled by detectives Christopher Looney finally admitted killing his parents after investigators used a particular method
Britt Jones
The way that some killers...
What do the Participants Say about Reid Training Programs?
Jul 10, 2024
We recently reviewed the course evaluations that were completed by over 1700 individuals who attended one of our in-person 3 or 4-day training programs on The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and...
Correcting the record - Canadian Broadcasting Company story
May 29, 2024
On May 26, 2024, the Canadian Broadcasting News (CBC) posted an online story written by Caitlyn Gowriluk entitled, Admitted Winnipeg serial killer's lawyers tried to get confession thrown out before trial
From...
IACP Model Policy for Interviewing and Interrogating Juveniles
May 21, 2024
Several years ago we posted on our website The International Chiefs of Police Association (IACP) guidelines for Interviewing and Interrogating juveniles. Click here to review the IACP policy guidelines.
Reid Virtual Programs Continue to Grow
Apr 22, 2024
After COVID came into play we developed three virtual training programs. We presented our first virtual one-day training program, The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Positive Persuasion, in December 2020. In...
What the Most Recent 800 Participants had to say about the Reid Interview and Interrogation training
Apr 15, 2024
The course evaluations from the first 800 individuals in 2024 who attended an in-person training program on the Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation indicated the following: