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...

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:

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...

Research Scientist Gets It Wrong

Apr 04, 2024

In an April 1, 2024 ABC News story promoting their show, "The Interrogation Tapes," Sujeeta Bhatt, identified as a research scientist at George Mason University's Center for Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis...

The American Psychology-Law Society Conference March 2024 - Misinformation

Mar 29, 2024

The Reid Technique - A Model for Proper Interviewing and Interrogation Procedures

At the American Psychology-Law Society conference in Los Angeles in March 2024, there were several references to the idea that...

Police-Induced Confessions, 2.0: Risk Factors and Recommendations - Reid Comments

Mar 25, 2024

In 2010 an article entitled, “Police-Induced Confessions: Risk Factors and Recommendations” was published - Law Hum Behav 2010 Feb; 34(1):49-52. Recently a draft of an updated version was circulated for comment. The...

Limitations of Eyewitness Testimony

Mar 11, 2024

See our new Investigator Tip - Limitations of Eyewitness Testimony.

Truth be told: The key element in eliciting the truth from criminals.... Unlocking the power of simplicity in criminal interrogations

Mar 03, 2024

There are many approaches to persuade an individual to legally acknowledge that they committed the crime(s) under investigation. But do you want to know the most successful approach?

The answer is, keep...

Professor David Wilson Misses the Boat

Jan 24, 2024

In the January 24, 204 issue of DailyMail.com, Professor David Wilson is quoted as saying that:

A bipartisan push to tweak juvenile interrogations and calls for more DJS transparency

Jan 16, 2024

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — Bills are being drafted and introduced that supporters say would address several concerns with the Department of Juvenile Services and how juvenile cases are handled in Maryland.

The...

"A Maryland law gave minors a phone call — now police are pushing back"

Jan 08, 2024

A Maryland law that requires minors in police custody to call an attorney before an interrogation has drawn criticism from some law enforcement officers, who say the added step stalls investigations and...

Interrogation of Hamas-Inspired Terrorists

Dec 20, 2023

One of our Senior instructors, Philip A. Mullenix, has written our January/February Investigator Tip, Interrogation of Hamas-Inspired Terrorists. You can access this Tip by clicking here.

Investigator Tips are now grouped by content

Dec 20, 2023

We recently coded all of our Investigator Tips (over 200) by their content into the following categories: The Reid Technique; Interviewing; Behavior Symptom Analysis; Interrogation; Court Decisions re: Interrogation Issues; False Confession...

Candidate for Juris Doctor Significantly Misrepresents the Reid Technique

Nov 29, 2023

A Paper entitled, Coming to PEACE with Police Interrogations: Abandoning the Reid Technique and Adopting the PEACE Method, that was written by Delia Gavin, Candidate for Juris Doctor 2021; Loyola University New...

Reid Policy on the Use of Deception During an Interrogation

Nov 29, 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...

What Do False Confession Experts Say in Their Reports?

Nov 29, 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...

New postings on our Investigator Tips and our The Reid Technique Tips (YouTube channel)

Nov 08, 2023

New Postings on our Investigators Tips page:

New...

Creating Acceptance Guidelines For Positions of Trust: Do Recent Court Decisions Require Changes?

Oct 26, 2023

Many Human Research interviewers and Law Enforcement background investigators are unaware that the recent Supreme Court Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA, 6/29/23) decision includes a prohibition against the use of “standardless goals”...

You Would Think Legal Researchers Would Be Better

Oct 20, 2023

You Would Think Legal Researchers Would Be Better

In the online publication, Legal Reader, published on October 18, 2023, the “staff” wrote an article entitled “The Psychology of Criminal Confessions: Understanding False...