Correcting Misinformation About the Reid Technique

May 07, 2025

Correcting Misinformation About the Reid Technique

"Critics of the Reid Technique make several false and erroneous statements (in italics...

Reporter Completely Gets It Wrong

Apr 21, 2025

Reporter Completely Gets It Wrong *** See Addendum below

In a recent article in the Toronto Star, April 20, 2025 entitled, Interrogating the Interrogators, the author, Jason Miller completely and dishonestly...

The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Positive Persuasion - New Five-Hour Video Training Program

Mar 27, 2025

This five hour video training program consists of three primary topics:

Behavior Symptom Analysis

During this segment, we discuss the verbal, paralinguistic and nonverbal behavior symptoms that are displayed by...

If it does not fit the reporter's narrative, it doesn't make the story

Mar 24, 2025

In a recent article published on the WLBT3 website entitled, “Amanda Knox calls for ban on police lying to suspects during interrogation”, the authors describe several false confession cases in which they...

“American Nightmare” survivors Denise Huskins, Aaron Quinn use their trauma to help retrain law enforcement

Feb 13, 2025

In a recent article published February 10, 2025 entitled, “American Nightmare” survivors Denise Huskins, Aaron Quinn use their trauma to help retrain law enforcement by Julie Watts from CBS News California Investigates...

The Reid Technique: Science-Based Interviewing

Feb 06, 2025

See our new Investigtor Tip, The Reid Technique: Science-Based Interviewing, whichbegins as follows:

For over 7 decades, the Reid Technique has employed and has been based on “science-based methodology.”

At the American...

John E. Reid and Associates files lawsuit against James L. Trainum

Feb 05, 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...

The Assessment of Disputed Confessions

Jan 20, 2025

Abstract

Claims of false confessions lead to individualized case assessment embedded in often-elusive understandings of the potential causes of false confessions. Details from undisputed false confessions are the source of empirical knowledge...

False Confessions: An Integrative Review of the Phenomenon

Jan 20, 2025

Behavioral Sciences & the Law

ACCESS

False Confessions: An Integrative Review of the

Phenomenon

Michael Welner1,2 | Matt DeLisi3

ABSTRACT

Confessions are an important evidentiary part of the legal process, and false...

Article Completely Misrepresents the Reid Technique

Jan 14, 2025

In an article entitled, False Confessions, Technology, and Where We Go From Here, written by Brian Wallace and published on January 13, 2025 online at WebProNews , the author describes a number...

"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...

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: