John E. Reid & Associates is HIRING

Jul 10, 2025

John E. Reid and Associates is actively seeking to fill an immediate opening for a part-time instructor based in the Illinois/Indiana region to teach our nationally recognized Interviewing and Interrogation training programs...

"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...

Incredibly Ill-informed And Erroneous Statements About The Reid Technique

Oct 05, 2023

In the September 29, 2023 issue of the online publication, "Wonkette" (self described as "filthy, hilarious, liberal news. YOU CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH!") the author of the article, "Another Innocent Man Freed...

Maryland Child Interrogation Act "is a barrier to solving cases"

Sep 28, 2023

In the September 26 online publication AFRO news the Baltimore State's Attorney's Office stated that the Maryland Child Interrogation Act "is a barrier to solving cases".... see full statement below.

Problems with the Maryland Child Interrogation Protection Act

Sep 17, 2023

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (TND) — Changing Maryland’s embattled Child Interrogation Protection Act seems to be uniting policymakers that otherwise would be strange bedfellows.

Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott and Carroll County Delegate Christopher...

Setting the record straight on the Reid Technique

Aug 29, 2023

The Reid Technique of interviewing and interrogation is supported by the courts

(Originally published on police1.com Aug 22, 2023)

Having utilized and instructed the Reid Technique of interviewing and interrogating for...

Child Protection Act "unfortunately Playing Out" in Brooklyn mass shooting

Aug 14, 2023

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — It’s been more than one month since 30 people were shot at the Brooklyn Day block party in South Baltimore.

Among the victims were 15 children younger than 18-years-old.

Maryland prosecutors say juveniles need to be held more accountable for crime

Jul 17, 2023

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Nearly a dozen top prosecutors across the state of Maryland say their hands are tied when it comes to holding juvenile offenders accountable. They say two laws are to...

A General Outline of Richard Leo's Testimony on False Confession Issues and Reid Responses

Jul 13, 2023

On July 5, 2023 we posted an Investigator Tip entitled "A General Outline of Richard Leo's Testimony on False Confession Issues and Reid Responses." Click here to access.

The Disingenuous Testimony from Social Psychologists About the Reid Technique

Jul 11, 2023

We posted a new Investigator Tip entitled "The Disingenuous Testimony from Social Psychologists About the Reid Technique"

False Confession Expert Richard Leo Uses John E. Reid as the Benchmark for Proper Interrogation Procedures

Jul 06, 2023

False Confession Expert Richard Leo Uses John E. Reid as the Benchmark for Proper Interrogation Procedures

There certainly is a paradox involved in the testimony of false confession expert Richard Leo when...

Reid Policy on the Use of Deception During an Interrogation

Jun 26, 2023

Our Investigator Tip dated June 26, 2023 outlines our policy on the use of deception during an interrogation.

Click here to read the Investigator Tip.

“Victim/Suspect”- Correcting the Netflix Show Reference to the Reid Technique

Jun 06, 2023

A Netflix documentary, "Victim/Suspect" discusses how police handle sexual assault investigations, with two Tuscaloosa cases highlighted. The 90-minute program includes footage shot around Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama campus. Director and...