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

Jan 20, 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...

NY Judge excludes false confession expert - supports The Reid Technique

Jan 29, 2010

In the Manhattan trial of Natavia Lowery, accused of killing Linda Stein, the court rejected the proposed testimony on false confessions of Ohio forensic psychologist Solomon Fulero, stating that, "Fulero would have...

Anatomy of the bait question in interviews Part 1

Jan 20, 2010

Written by:
Louis C. Senese, Vice President, John E. Reid and Associates

The bait question is a non-accusatory question in which the possible existence of incriminating evidence is implied for the...

New Canadian Law Column: The connection between an exculpatory statement and forming reasonable grounds.

Jan 01, 2010

I. Make the Call

You are a uniform officer on patrol.

You stop a man. He resembles a man you know to be wanted. You know an arrest warrant exists...

Legal Update Summer 2009

Nov 04, 2009

The Legal Update for Summer 2009 features 32 cases which address such issues as:Court rejects testimony of Dr. Richard Leo on false confession issueExpert testimony on fabrication of confessions by inmate informants...

Reid Interview Software now available

Oct 22, 2009

John E. Reid and Associates is pleased to announce the availability of the Computer Employment Application (CEA) - a software program that will interview your job applicants for you. The CEA is...

New 4 part article on the Canadian Supreme Court decisions which have revised the framework for Charter violations, the meaning of

Oct 07, 2009

Section 24(2) Charter: Rule changes - the "revised framework." Part 1

Introduction

The Supreme Court of Canada changed the rules again, in a series of landmark decisions released...

Newspaper article on Reid seminar

Aug 18, 2009

Reid seminar instructor Sergio Parisi recently presented our four day training program on The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation for the Floyd County Prosecutor's office. From an article on their web...

New Canadian column - Relationship between Polygraph, Right to Counsel, and Confessions

Jun 20, 2009

I. The polygraph paradox

A polygraph test is both part of the interrogation process and a separate, specialized interrogation strategy. In some investigations, it is the entire interrogation. In others, the...

Police did not coerce defendant's incriminating statements by conducting fake polygraph test in response to defendant's demands for examination (Sims, Acting P.J.)

Jun 01, 2009

People v. Mays C.A. 3rd; May 8, 2009; C057099

In their opinion the court stated "It is well established, the court noted, that a confession is involuntary if it results...

Court did not commit error in excluding defense expert's testimony regarding false confessions

Jun 01, 2009

Wright v. State S09A0324 (04/28/09)

HEADNOTE: The Supreme Court vacated Kayla R. Wright's aggravated assault conviction, holding that the charge merged as a matter of fact with Wright's malice murder conviction...

New Canadian column - Admissibility of young person's confession. Traditionally unlawful inducements are not always strong enough to exclude. R. v. S.E.V. (2009)

May 20, 2009

By Gino Arcaro M.Ed., B.Sc.

I. The Pendulum Swings

The sec. 24(2) Charter pendulum has not always swung fairly. The pendulum was unbalanced for years, in favour of the defense...

Legal Updates May, 2009

May 05, 2009

Apr 28, 2009

The Woodward News Online' just published an article about the Reid training program, The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing(R) for Child Abuse Cases. conducted by David Buckley.

US Supreme Court rules that confessions obtained after six hours by federal investigators may not be admissible

Apr 14, 2009

On April 6, 2009 in the case of Corley v. US, the United States Supreme court ruled the following:

"We hold that S 3501 modified McNabb-Mallory without supplanting it. Under the...

Your work (Reid and Associates) has done more to bring about professional policing in America than all other law enforcement advancements in the past 30 years.

Apr 01, 2009

Dear Joseph,

You are very welcome. I feel a personal debt to the Reid program. It has helped me resolve several heinous, unsolved crimes. And more importantly, families of victims have...

Court rejects expert testimony on confessions (Dr. Deborah Davis); upholds confession admissibility (Reid Technique)

Mar 25, 2009

In the case of People v. Gallo, Dr. Deborah Davis testified for the defense at the suppression hearing (click here for a copy of her Power Point slides) but the court rejected...

New Canadian column Part 2 of The 24-hour Clock: The relationship between sec. 503 C.C. and the duration of an interrogation

Mar 25, 2009

The 24-Hour Clock: The relationship between sec.503 C.C. and the duration of an interrogation. Part 2

By Gino Arcaro M.Ed., B.Sc.

I. The Changing Boundaries

Imagine playing...

Defendant claims confession was coerced because interrogator was sympathetic, understanding and tried to justify his criminal act - court upholds confession

Mar 03, 2009

In the case of State v. Parker, the Court of Appeals of South Carolina stated that "Few criminals feel impelled to confess to the police purely of their own accord without any...

Case demonstrates the care and caution that must be exercised in the interrogation of juveniles

Mar 03, 2009

In the case of 12 year-old Anthony Harris the Ohio Fifth Appellate District court "unanimously overturned Judge Kate's decision. The police had violated Anthony's Fifth Amendment rights: He had been in custody...

Common Mistakes Made During Investigative Interviews and Interrogations

Mar 03, 2009

In a recent issue of their newsletter PoliceOne.com published an excellent article by Louis Senese, VP of John E. Reid and Associates, on some of the common mistakes that we see investigators...