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...

"Virus of hate" spotlights importance of interrogation themes

Apr 13, 2020

Amid an uptick in coronavirus-related hate crimes, investigators can use empathy to relate to offenders

It appears that the number of hate crimes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is...

Legal Updates Winter 2020

Apr 10, 2020

The Legal Updates Winter 2020 column contains cases which address the following issues:
Incriminating statements were made in violation of Miranda Confession voluntariness: ambiguous request to terminate the questioning and over stating...

Clarifying Misrepresentations About Law Enforcement Interrogation Techniques

Feb 12, 2020

Over the years social psychologists, defenses attorneys and some academicians have offered a number of criticisms of current law enforcement interrogation practices, and, in particular, the Reid Technique. Some of these criticisms...

Telephone Interviewing Techniques Part One (January/Feburary Investigator Tip)

Dec 31, 2019

Certainly the ideal circumstance for an investigative interview is a face-to-face meeting with the subject. However, due to a variety of factors, it is becoming more and more frequent for investigators to...

No case supports the contention that using the Reid technique renders and adult's confession inadmissible

Dec 19, 2019

In the case State v. Belaunde (December 2019) the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division when considering the voluntariness of the defendant's incriminating statement, stated in their opinion that "No...

Cases that demonstrate the value of electronically recording interrogations

Dec 16, 2019

Since 2007 we have been posting on our website in our quarterly Legal Update columns court decisions that illustrate the value of electronically recording interrogations. These cases illustrate the importance of the...

Legal Updates Fall 2019

Dec 16, 2019

The Legal Updates Fall 2019 column contains cases which address the following issues: The investigator's discussion of religion during defendant's interrogation did not rise to the level of a beneficial promiseCourt reject's...

Should Investigators Be Allowed To Lie About Evidence To A Subject During Interrogation?

Nov 08, 2019

The state of New York is considering legislation that would prohibit investigators from lying to a subject about evidence in the case, such as indicating to the subject during the interrogation that...

John E. Reid and Associates has filed a lawsuit against Netflix

Oct 15, 2019

On Monday, October 14, 2019, John E. Reid and Associates filed a lawsuit against Netflix in federal court in Chicago and alleges that Netflix and others defamed Reid in the broadcast of...

Legal Updates Summer 2019

Sep 27, 2019

The Legal Updates Summer 2019 column contains cases which address the following issues:Investigator�s promises rendered the defendant�s confession involuntary (Case 1)Investigator�s promises rendered the defendant�s confession involuntary (Case 2)Defendant does not have...

The Reid Technique..Here's What's Really Going On

Sep 18, 2019

The Reid Technique is the most widely used and well-known method of questioning subjects in the world because of its efficiency and built in safeguards to protect the innocent and identify...

Professor Alan Hirsch misrepresents the Reid Technique

Sep 16, 2019

It was brought to our attention that in the case Ohio v. Richardson (broadcast on Court TV) that Professor Alan Hirsch testified on behalf of the defense stating that in his opinion...

For reporters doing a story that includes a reference to or discussion about the Reid Technique

Sep 06, 2019

Here are a few links to articles or postings from this What�s New page that you may find to be of some interest and value if you will be writing an...

September/October 2019 Investigator Tip

Aug 27, 2019

What questions should be asked to determine the voluntariness and validity of a subject's

confession?

While there are numerous issues to consider in the process of evaluating...

How the Courts View Interview and Interrogation Techniques

Aug 21, 2019

On a quarterly basis we publish on our website Legal Updates, providing our clients and readers with the latest in court decisions on a variety of interrogation and confession issues. In...

Don't Be Fooled - They use the core elements of the Reid Technique

Jul 24, 2019

The Reid Technique is the foundation for many training programs on effective interviewing and interrogation techniques. Regardless of what some may claim, an independent audit of their course content will confirm...

Development of the REID TECHNIQUE

Jul 23, 2019

Development of the Reid Technique (updated 20220

The Reid Technique has evolved extensively over the years to become the most current and up to date training program available on investigative interviewing...

Legal Updates Spring 2019

Jul 01, 2019

The Legal Updates Spring 2019 column contains cases which address the following issues:
Court details acceptable interrogation statementsVermont Supreme Court upholds confession obtained after false claim of DNA evidenceFalse evidence...

Modifying Techniques When Questioning Juveniles and Individuals with Mental or Psychological Disabilities

Jun 28, 2019

In our training program we highlight the importance on exercising caution when questioning a juvenile or mentally impaired person. As an example see pages 19-21 in this article, Clarifying Misrepresentations About Law...

If they had followed the core principles of the Reid Technique these false confessions would not have occurred

Jun 27, 2019

In an article published in Science, titled, "This psychologist explains why people confess to crimes they didn't commit," Professor Saul Kassin, a psychologist at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice...