The Issues Considered by the Courts in Confession Cases are Consistent with the Reid Principles of Practice

Aug 10, 2026

In confession cases, one of the first elements examined by the courts is whether any coercive behaviors were used to secure the defendant's confession.

The Reid Principles of Practice state that Investigators...

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...

What False Confession Experts Say About the Reid Technique and Our Responses

Jun 02, 2023

The attached document, "What False Confession Experts, Defense Attorneys and Academicians Say About the Reid Technique and Our Responses," includes the following topics:

Someone Gave Ms. Mohr Some Bad Information

May 23, 2023

Someone Gave Ms. Mohr Some Bad Information

In a recent article in FRAUD magazine, published by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, entitled, “When subjects admit guilt but they’re innocent” the author...

Egregious Errors by TIME Reporter Regarding the Reid Technique

May 08, 2023

Dear Ms. Nayeri,

In your recent article, “How Police Interrogation Techniques Fail People with Autism” you have completely misrepresented the Reid Technique. Let me first quote what you said in the article:

The Reid Technique: A Fact Sheet for Prosecutors

Apr 25, 2023

Dear Prosecutor,

In many confession cases, the defense presents an expert witness, oftentimes a social psychologist, to testify that the investigators used tactics and techniques to coerce a confession, very possibly a...

What is Acceptable/Unacceptable Investigator Behavior During an Interrogation, Including the Questioning of Juveniles

Apr 25, 2023

We recently posted 3 Investigator Tips regarding court decisions about the investigator's behavior during interrogations:

The Courts: Acceptable Investigator Interrogation Behaviors - over 100 court decisions…. some of the topics...

Indiana legislation prohibits lying to a juvenile 17 or younger

Apr 14, 2023

The Indiana legislature has passed a bill which prohibits law enforcement from lying to a juvenile suspect (17 or younger) about the evidence in the case; about the penalty of the act...

Several Court Decisions re Miranda Issues

Mar 09, 2023

Case Commentaries on Interrogation Issues for January-February 2023

by James P. Manak

Mr. Manak is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Illinois Law School...

New Investigator Tip Published

Mar 06, 2023

We have published our latest Investigator Tip on our website entitled, "The Truth about the Research Social Psychologists Use as the Basis for Testimony Regarding False Confessions."

New Video Posted on our YouTube Channel

Mar 06, 2023

We posted a new video presentation on our YouTube channel - The Reid Technique Tips. The new video presentation is entitled "False Confession Experts Only Tell You Part of the Story"

"Catch me if you can!" Criminal Interrogation tactics for the narcissist

Feb 24, 2023

Should offenders’ personalities factor into the interrogation? Absolutely.

We are not making a clinical diagnosis of narcissism but rather discussing options to interrogate the criminal who has exaggerated self-worth, is self-centered, possesses...

Be Suspicious When You Only Get Part of the Story

Dec 19, 2022

In a recent article entitled, "Law Enforcement Experts on Why Police Shouldn't be Allowed to Lie to Suspects" Professor Saul Kassin describes a series of cases in which he suggests that innocent...

Principles of Effective Interviewing - the Mendez Principles

Dec 05, 2022

The United Nations undertook an effort to develop a set of “Principles on Effective Interviewing” to do away with torture, abuse, etc. Juan M. Mendez was the lead author of their work...

It is important to avoid making any accusations during the interview

Nov 28, 2022

In a recent article by Dr. Laure Brimbal (School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University) and Lieutenant Shawn Hill ((Santa Barbara, CA Police Department) they re-affirm some of the...

Interrgoation and Confession Judicial Decisions Organized by Subject Matter

Nov 03, 2022

For many years we have published on our website and through our newsletters legal updates of court decisions which address relevant interview and interrogation issues. The November/December Investigator Tip has listed and...

What Constitutes "Custody" and Related Miranda Issues

Nov 02, 2022

Miranda: What Constitutes “Custody”; Effect of Patting Down a Suspect; Factors for Determining Miranda Custody; Body Camera Footage; Effect of Frisking the Arrestee and Informing Him He Is Under Arrest; Effect of...

The Reid App Has Been Updated

Oct 27, 2022

The Reid App has been updated (October 2022). Here is the Table of Contents:

Overview of the Reid Technique

Behavior Symptom Analysis