“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...

Reid Institute Members - The new Canadian Column is entitled, "Act on your suspicions: The Section 24(2) Charter pendulum

Mar 09, 2008

This case law decision involves a frontline interrogation relative to a vehicle search that violated s. 8 Charter, resulted in a large drug seizure, and the admission of the drugs as evidence...

Reid Institute Members - The new Canadian Column is entitled,

Feb 24, 2008

I.Review of Singh

This case is a derivative of the landmark right to silence decision released three months ago, in R. v. Singh (2007) SCC.

To briefly review the key...

Reid Institute Members - The new Canadian Column is entitled, "Young Offender Confessions: 'right' versus 'required'.

Feb 11, 2008

Feb 11, 2008

We have reviewed 9 cases that relate to such issues as the interrogator referring to religion during the interrogation; misrepresenting evidence during the interrogation; ambiguous requests for an attorney; the value of...

Five Courts Reject the Testimony of Richard Leo and Richard Ofshe

Jan 01, 2008

In the case of People v.Wroten Dr. Richard Leo testified that the interrogators suggested to the defendant "that the offense was accidental, thereby minimizing the suspect's perception of the consequences...

Criminal social psychology research confirms the foundation of the Reid Nine Steps of Interrogation - theme development

Dec 01, 2007

In a recent article entitled Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: How Neutralization Theory Can Inform Reid Interrogations of Identity Thieves, the authors point out that the foundation of the Reid...

Reid Institute Members - The new Canadian Column is available on the Members What's New page - it is entitled, "Obtaining a confession "no matter what" after right to silence invoked, may be acceptable."

Nov 17, 2007

R. v. Singh (2007)[1] S.C.C. - Right to Silence Part 2
By Gino Arcaro B.Sc., M Ed.

I. Summary

The bold strategy of obtaining a confession from a murder...

2008 Schedule

Nov 01, 2007

The 2008 schedule for The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation classes is now available on our web page

Court Rejects Testimony of Dr. Richard Leo

Oct 16, 2007

In the case of People v. Rathbun the Court of Appeals, Second District, California rejected the testimony of Dr. Richard Leo, stating in part:

The court ruled that Dr. Leo would...

Court Upholds Confession from Interrogator Using The Reid Technique ñ Jury Rejects Dr. Ofshe Testimony

Oct 16, 2007

In the case of State v. Tapke the Court of Appeals of Ohio upheld the defendant's confession which was obtained by an officer who was trained in The Reid Technique. Dr. Richard...

Legal Updates for October 2007

Oct 16, 2007

We have prepared a Legal Update that reviews a number of different court decisions that impact on a variety of issues concerning confession admissibility, expert witnesses and interrogation practices

Value of Reid Training

Oct 15, 2007

Oct 15, 2007

In part the report states as follows:

Police and Prosecutorial Tunnel Vision - The police focused too early on Deskovic as their prime suspect due, in part, to an inaccurate NYPD...

Reid Institute Members - The new Canadian Column is available on the Members What's New page ñ it is entitled, ìFrontline Interrogations: Solving the ëmere suspicion bindí

Oct 15, 2007

In the case of R.†v.†L.B. (2007) Ont. C.A. Gino Arcaro writes:

The best way to introduce and summarize this case is to quote the Ontario Court of Appeal in the judgment...

Forensic Interviewing for Attorneys

Aug 13, 2007

In conjunction with the Lawyer's Institute of Forensic Interviewing John E. Reid and Associates now offers to attorneys a continuing education program in advocacy which adapts non-coercive criminal interrogation methods for the...

Reid Institute Members - The June and July Canadian Columns: Right to Counsel: making a "fresh start" - Parts 2 and 3 R.v. Lewis (2007) (Ont. C.A.) are on the Members Whats New page

Aug 13, 2007

The June column is Part 2 of a three-part series that examines the growing frequency of pre-consultation and post-consultation interrogations and statements. Specifically, this case applies the interrogation "fresh start" concept that...

Massachusetts Supreme Court finds Dr. Saul Kassin testimony inadmissible

Aug 12, 2007

In the case of Commonwealth v. Robinson, the Massachusetts Supreme Court upheld the trial court's decision to reject the testimony of Dr. Saul Kassin. Quoting from the Supreme Court's opinion:

"A...

Defense experts on false confessions acknowledge lack of scientific foundation for their opinions.

Aug 12, 2007

In the case of Commonwealth v. Robinson, the Massachusetts Supreme Court upheld the trial court's decision to reject the testimony of Dr. Saul Kassin, because as the Supreme Court stated,

"The...

Update on Legal Cases - Update August, 2007

Aug 12, 2007

On a regular bases we will list under this link new legal decisions that address Miranda, confession voluntariness, false imprisonment, juvenile interrogations, expert witness that challenge police interrogation techniques, and many other...

Military Judge finds Dr. Ofshe theory regarding coervice interrogations was not based on rigorous scinetific analysis or even subject to scientific testing but was rather Dr. Osfhe's own subjective review of a group of particularly selected cases.

Aug 12, 2007

In the case of US v Wilson, the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Appeals upheld the trial judge's decision to exclude Dr. Richard Ofhe's testimony.

In their decision the Court of...