Misinformation About the Reid Technique

Jun 18, 2026

Misinformation About the Reid Technique

In a 2024 academic study, the authors reported that the Reid Technique oftentimes results in false confessions. When you read the details of the study, it becomes...

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...

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...