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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...
Previous Updates
Court Finds Statement to Suspect "That all information would stay 'confidential' because a juvenile was involved" (as the victim) was not conduct which 'shocks the conscience.'
Aug 23, 2006
A Maine man claimed that a state police detective violated his constitutional right to substantive due process by engaging in conduct that would "shock the conscience" while questioning him about the suspected...
US District Court Dismisses Petitioner's Claim that Interrogation was Coercive (Dr. Ofshe was the expert witness for Petitioner)
Aug 23, 2006
In the case of Harold Wayne Nichols, Petitioner v. Ricky Bell, Warden, Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, Respondent, the United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee rejected the Petitioner's claim that "trial counsel failed...
Trial Court Decision to Exclude Dr. Richard Ofshe's Testimony Upheld on Appeal
Aug 23, 2006
In the case of Staye v. Angel Torres, July 2006, the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County rejected Torres claim "that the trial court erred by excluding the testimony...
Court Rejects Dr. Ofshe Opinion
Aug 23, 2006
In the case of People v. Ladell Deangelo Brown, the Court of Appeal, Third District, California affirmed the conviction of Brown who had admitted that he had shot the victim, Victor Jones...
Military Court Supports Reid Technique
Aug 23, 2006
In the case of United States v. Senior Airman John S. Freeman, United States Air Force, the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction of Freeman for "one specification...
REID PROGRAMS NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD
May 18, 2006
We are pleased to announce that three of our training videos are now available on DVD - the new format makes navigation quick and easy. The three programs available on DVD are:
Certification in The Reid Technique Enhances Career Opportunities
May 11, 2006
In a survey of Police Chiefs and Corporate Security Directors (updated 5/10/06) they overwhelmingly indicated that they would be more inclined to hire and promote an individual who was Certified in The...
New Book now Available:
May 08, 2006
One of our Senior Instructors, David Buckley, has written a book which details the interviewing and interrogation techniques that will serve to improve every investigator's success in resolving child abuse investigations.
Canadian Law May Column - The Oickle Derivatives - Part 2
May 01, 2006
Overbearing Interrogation and Temporary Disclosure ñ R. v. Fattah (2006)[1]
An interrogation has two goals: (i) prevent a Charter violation and (ii) prevent involuntariness. Strategic planning must focus on the common...
Canadian Law May Column - The Oickle Derivatives - Part 3
May 01, 2006
Recommendations for Post 9/11 Border Interrogations ñ R. v. Panton (2005)
The events of September 11, 2001, changed border security. The post-9/11 era coincides with the post-Oickle era. An Ontario Superior...
Distinguishing Between True and False Confessions
Apr 01, 2006
One of the Chapters in our book, Criminal Interrogation and Confessions, is entitled "Distinguishing Between True and False Confessions". In an effort to make this information available to all interested parties we...
Canadian Law April Column - The Oickle Derivatives - Part 1
Apr 01, 2006
The full effect of the Supreme Court of Canada transformational decisions in R. v. Oickle (2000)[1] will not be realized for several more years. However, their influence on interrogation practices, since 200...
Research Suggests False Confessions are Extremely Rare
Mar 10, 2006
In a recent publication (2005) one author reported the following: "However, using national estimates of interrogations, arrests, convictions, and error rates of wrongful convictions resulting from false confessions range from a low...
Study of False Confession Cases Confirms Reid Position
Mar 01, 2006
False confessions are a rare phenomena, but they have occurred. One of the interrogation techniques that the United States Supreme Court has sanctioned is the verbal misrepresentation of evidence to a suspect...
Wisconsin Supreme Court decision
Feb 06, 2006
In the case of State of Wisconsin v. Jerrell C.J., July 2005 the Wisconsin Supreme Court found that: juvenile's written confession to police was not voluntarily given; following the arrest of a...
Canadian Law February Column
Feb 03, 2006
A reminder to all Reid Institute Members, we have posted part three of Gino Arcaro's January column as well as his new February column on Canadian law on our Members' What's New...
New Links
Jan 16, 2006
We have added two new links to our web page - the first provides a list of terrorist groups listed by the State Department, 2004 (click here) and a research site regarding...
Important Cases
Jan 10, 2006
We have listed dozens of cases in which the courts have addressed the issue of lying to the suspect about evidence (click here) and other trickery and deceit issues (click here).
New Reid Product
Dec 12, 2005
We now have available a new product package - the Reid Resource Pack. This package includes three books: The Essentials of The Reid Technique; Anatomy of Theme Development; and, Electronic Recording of...
New Jersey Supreme Court Requires Police to Electronically Record Interrogations
Dec 01, 2005
In October, 2005 the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a new set of rules which will require police agencies to electronically record homicide interrogations beginning in January 2006. This requirement will expand...