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“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...

Previous Updates

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...

New Column

Nov 16, 2005

In the Reid Institute Members Only page (in the What's New column) we will be adding a new monthly feature - a column by Gino Arcaro, B.Sc., M.Ed. on Canadian law and...

Iraq Interrogators Wanted

Sep 27, 2005

Iraq Interrogators Wanted
Centurum Information Operations, in conjunction with L3 Communications GSI, is recruiting Interrogators for high paying jobs supporting the Multi-National Forces, Iraq. All positions are in Iraq. If...

<u>Essentials of The Reid Technique</u> reviewed by <i> Security Management</i> magazine

Jun 24, 2005

In the June 2005 issue of Security Management magazine, published by ASIS International, there was a review of one of our new books on The Reid Technique

Two new Reid books available

Jun 24, 2005

ANATOMY OF INTERROGATION THEMES
By Louis C. Senese

The most difficult aspect of any interrogation is the proper selection and development of interrogation themes. Theme development is essentially a persuasive technique...

New Research on False Confessions

Jun 24, 2005

An analysis of false confessions from individuals exonnerted by DNA evidence indicates that the factors common to these false confessions were illegal police interrogation tactics and suspects who were classified as "sub-normal"...

Jury Rejects Richard Ofshe Testimony in Employee Theft Prosecution

Mar 29, 2005

In the case The People v. Amy Marie Garvin, Court of Appeal, Sixth District, California. Feb. 10, 2005 the defense offered expert testimony from Dr. Richard Ofshe who testified that "a poorly...

Massachusetts Supreme Court Decision Provides for Special Jury Instruction When Interrogation is not Videotaped - Discusses Use of Trickery and Deceit

Mar 14, 2005

In the case of Com. v. DiGiambattista, 813 N.E.2d 516 (2004), the Massachusetts Supreme Court stated that "... when the prosecution introduces evidence of a defendant's confession or statement that is the...

Report on the Electronic Recording of Police Interrogations from the ABA and the New York County Lawyers' Association

Jan 27, 2005

A joint report by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and the New York County Lawyers' Association on the electronic recording of police interrogations has been published.

New Jersey Attorney General Makes Policy Statement on Electronically Recording Confessions in Criminal Cases

Jan 25, 2005

In January, 2005 the New Jersey Attorney General, Peter Harvey, "expanded and made permanent a policy directing departments and prosecutors to electronically record confessions in criminal cases."

Massachusetts Supreme Court Decision Provides for Special Jury Instruction When Interrogation is not Videotaped

Jan 25, 2005

In the case of Com. v. DiGiambattista, 813 N.E.2d 516 (2004), the Massachusetts Supreme Court stated that "... when the prosecution introduces evidence of a defendant's confession or statement that is the...

Detective Solves First Degree Felony Murder (Physical Abuse on a Child Resulting in Death) Using the Reid Technique

Dec 28, 2004

My name is Victor Lauria and I am a detective with the City of Novi Police Department. Novi is a suburb of Detroit Michigan. I have been a police officer for over...

Reid in Europe

Oct 28, 2004

Earlier this year Reid and Associates conducted a very successful training seminar in the Czech Republic for the 650th MI Group in conjunction with the Ministry of Defense. Just last week we...

John E. Reid and Associates, Inc awarded Federal Supply Schedule from GSA

Sep 26, 2004

John E. Reid and Associates, Inc awarded Federal Supply Schedule from GSA

The General Services Administration awarded a Federal Supply Schedule contract to John E. Reid and Associates, Inc. effective...

New York Law Journal

Sep 24, 2004

This case offers a careful and well reasoned discussion by the Court of the following issues in which they uphold the admissibility of statements made by the defendant during an interview/interrogation in...

18 out of 23 arson cases solved by the Mentor Fire Dept. with The Reid Technique

Sep 17, 2004

Investigator Joe Vanek has advised us a the success the Mentor Fire Department has had using The Reid Technique.

Law & Psychiatry: Mental Illness, Police Interrogations, and the Potential for False Confession

Sep 10, 2004

This article discusses mental illness, police interrogations and the potential for false confessions.

National Labor Relations Board Overturns earlier decision in Epilepsy Foundation case: non-unionized workers not entitled to representation at disciplinary interview

Sep 08, 2004

The sole issue in this case is whether the Respondent, whose employees are not represented by a union, violated Section 8(a)(1) of the Act by denying the Charging PartiesÇ requests to have...

Court rejects testimony from officer trained in The Reid Technique re deceptive behavior of the defendant

Aug 21, 2004

In the case of Washington v. Barr (August 3, 2004) the Washington Court of Appeals found that the testimony by a police officer that in his opinion the behavior of the defendant...