Misinformation About the Reid Technique

Jun 18, 2026

Misinformation About the Reid Technique

In a 2024 academic study, the authors reported that the Reid Technique oftentimes results in false confessions. When you read the details of the study, it becomes...

From Law and Order magazine: The Reid Technique Webinar - The Reid Technique Delivered Right to Your Training Room

Jul 15, 2014

In the June 2014 issue of Law and Order magazine the editorial staff profiles the new online training program developed by John E. Reid and Associates for investigators. As the article states...

The Hunting Of Man: Lies, Damn Lies, And Police Interrogations

Jul 15, 2014

Miller W. Shealy, Jr., Associate Professor of Law, Charleston School of Law, has just published an article entitled, The Hunting Of Man: Lies, Damn Lies, And Police Interrogations, in which he discusses...

US Attorney General issues policy memo regarding recording interrogations

Jun 17, 2014

In a Memorandum regarding "Policy Concerning Electronic Recording of Statements" dated May 12, 214 the US Department of Justice, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, stated the following:

"This policy establishes...

HumInt Collection: A look through noncoercive field questioning and screening of jihadist combatants

Jun 17, 2014

Two of our senior instructors, William Schrieber and Philip Mullenix, co-authored a new article just published in the Marine Corps Gazette entitled, HumInt Collection: A look through noncoercive field questioning and screening...

Legal Updates Spring 2014

Jun 02, 2014

The Legal Updates Spring 2014 column contains cases which address the following issues:Defendant is entitled to discovery of evidence relating to officer's alleged propensity to obtain confessions through coercive conductStandard questions that...

Arguing for Statewide Uniformity in Recording Custodial Interrogations

May 20, 2014

The American Bar Association has recently published an article by Attorney Thomas Sullivan that discusses the need to establish uniform recording guidelines, Arguing for Statewide Uniformity in Recording Custodial Interrogations. The article...

Investigators did not follow suggested guidelines when interrogating mentally deficient individual as detailed in Reid training manual and text, Criminal Interrogation and Confessions

May 19, 2014

In US v. Preston (May 2014) the US Court of Appeals the court stated, "Today we consider the voluntariness of a confession given by Tymond Preston, an intellectually disabled eighteen-year-old. To elicit...

Special Warfare article: Interrogation Theme Selection for Jihadist Combatants

Apr 28, 2014

Phil Mullenix, one of our senior instructors for our specialized military training program, Instructional Programs In Non-Coercive HUMINT Collection, has published an article entitled, Interrogation Theme Selection for Jihadist Combatants in the...

Court confirms that The Reid Technique consists of proper interrogation procedures

Apr 23, 2014

In US v. Jacques (March 2014) the US Court of Appeals, First Circuit, upheld the lower court's opinion that a confession obtained by interrogators using elements of the Reid technique was voluntary...

Attorney Thomas Sullivan list of law enforcement agencies recording interrogations

Mar 31, 2014

For years now Attorney Thomas Sullivan has been collecting information as to which law enforcement agencies are electronically recording their interviews and interrogations. In addition he has prepared a list of states...

Legal Updates Winter 2014

Mar 13, 2014

In the Legal Updates Winter 2014 contains cases which address the following issues:Expert testimony on witness credibility excludedConfession suppressed because suspect was advised that no matter how many robberies she committed all...

Study finds that false confessions were not statistically associated with wrongful convictions

Mar 11, 2014

In the November/December 20134 issue of Corrections Today, an article entitled, "Wrongful Convictions: Causes, Prevention, Impact and Outlook for Corrections" reports on the results of a study funded by the National Institute...

New Reid book: A Field Guide to The Reid Technique

Mar 11, 2014

A Field Guide to The Reid Technique, co-authored by Brian Jayne and Joseph Buckley, provides a wide range of guidance for numerous investigation, interview and interrogation situations regarding the application of...

Canadian attorney shows his ignorance regarding The Reid Technique

Feb 15, 2014

In an article entitled, "Reid" it and weep - coercive interrogations the norm in Canada, published in the Ottawa Citizen, the author, Attorney Solomon Friedman displays his lack of understanding of The...

Legal Updates Fall 2013

Jan 21, 2014

The Legal Updates Fall 2013 contain cases which address the following issues:Statement the defendant would be taken home if he was honest did not require exclusion of the statementCourt expresses concerns interrogation...

New Yorker magazine profiles John E. Reid and Associates

Dec 17, 2013

In the December 9, 2013 issue of New Yorker magazine an article entitled, "The Interview" was published in which the author, Douglass Starr, profiled John E. Reid and Associates. "Today, John E...

The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation for Investigators

Nov 20, 2013

The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation for Investigators John E. Reid and Associates, Inc., has developed a three hour online training program for Investigators.

This seven part online training program...

The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation for School Administrators

Nov 05, 2013

John E. Reid and Associates, Inc., has developed a three hour online training program for School Administrators.

This seven part online training program was specifically designed for School Administrators, including Principals...

Juvenile False Confessions

Sep 30, 2013

In a recent publication from Northwestern Law they highlight three articles that address the issue of Juvenile False Confessions:

Why Do So Many Juvenile Suspects Confess to Crimes They...

Eight new PowerPoint presentations for your review

Sep 29, 2013

Eight new PowerPoint presentations for your review. We have prepared 8 brief PowerPoint presentations for your review which address several current issues involving the Reid Technique and interrogation practices.