Article Completely Misrepresents the Reid Technique

Jan 14, 2025

In an article entitled, False Confessions, Technology, and Where We Go From Here, written by Brian Wallace and published on January 13, 2025 online at WebProNews , the author describes a number...

The November - December Investigator Tip: FACTUAL ANALYSIS

Nov 01, 2017

Factual analysis can be defined as estimating the probability of a suspect's guilt or innocence based on investigative findings. Each investigator uses factual analysis to narrow the scope of suspects - to...

ALERT TO ALL PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICALS!!!

Oct 11, 2017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.
JORDAN MONROE, Defendant.

Cr. No. 16-055 WES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND

September 11, 2017

The Reid interrogation technique successfully used in India

Sep 12, 2017

We have conducted several training programs in India. This week our interview and interrogation techniques were used to successfully resolve a high profile case:
"Kochi: The Kerala police...

Sept/Oct Investigator Tip - The fundamental foundation of the Reid Technique of Interrogation: Empathy and Understanding

Sep 01, 2017

The Reid Technique consists of a three-phase process beginning with Fact Analysis, followed by the Behavior Analysis Interview (which is a non-accusatory interview designed to develop investigative and behavioral information), followed...

The Legal Updates Summer 2017

Aug 31, 2017

The Legal Updates Summer 2017 column contains cases which address the following issues:

There are Good Interrogations and There are Bad Interrogations

Jul 10, 2017

The International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training published the following article , �There are Good Interrogations and There are Bad Interrogations� by Joseph P. Buckley, president of John...

July - August 2017 Investigator Tip Cognitive Interviewing

Jul 03, 2017

Cognitive interviewing is a memory retrieval procedure designed to enhance recall when interviewing a victim or witness. Unlike hypnosis, which involves placing the subject in an altered state of consciousness, cognitive interviewing...

Four Reid Training Programs awarded National Certification

Jun 21, 2017

The International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement has establish a rigorous evaluation process for the review and certification of law enforcement training programs. John E. Reid and Associates has successfully achieved...

Fake facts, deceptive editing and omission of key evidence.' Making a Murderer prosecutor Ken Kratz breaks his silence about never-before-revealed proof that Steven Avery IS guilty and accuses the producers of duping viewers

Jun 07, 2017

A story by the DailyMail.com this week published extensive excerpts form their interview with the prosecutor, Ken Kratz, regarding his new book. "The producers of hit documentary Making a Murderer duped millions...

"There's a lot of gold in the Reid interrogation manual and on reid.com and we really really encourage you guys to go up there and cite that material."

Jun 05, 2017

Defense attorneys were encouraged to use the information on our website (www.reid.com) and our book, Criminal Interrogationand Confessions (5th ed. 2013) as a reference for proper police practices that should be...

The Juvenile Law Center, Wicklander-Zulawski and Professor Garrett refer to Reid as the "leading law enforcement training firm" and quote from the Reid book to reference proper juvenile interrogation techniques

Jun 04, 2017

In the case Brendan Dassey v. Michael Dittman, the Juvenile Law Center, Wicklander-Zulawski& Associates and Professor Brandon L. Garrett filed an Amici Curiae Brief in support of Appellee, filed in
December 2016...

Legal Updates Spring 2017

Jun 01, 2017

The Legal Updates Spring 2017 column contains cases which address the following issues:
Promise suspect would not be put on the sex offenders' list rendered his confession involuntaryThe...

The Genesis of the Non-Confrontational Interview

May 18, 2017

The Genesis of the Non-Confrontational Interview

John E. Reid and his colleague, Northwestern Professor of Law Fred E. Inbau, developed the non-confrontational interview as an integral part of any questioning of...

The Development of the Non-Confrontational Interview

May 18, 2017

John E. Reid and his colleague, Northwestern Professor of Law Fred E. Inbau, developed the non-confrontational interview as an integral part of any questioning of a suspect.

The following excerpts are...

Reid announces collaboration with iRecord

May 10, 2017

John E. Reid & Associates has always advocated for the proper treatment of all suspects during an investigation. We teach that every suspect needs to be treated in a respectful and...

The Reid Technique - Celebrating 70 Years of Excellence

Apr 11, 2017

Founded in 1947, the Reid Technique has become the gold standard for proper interview and interrogation procedures.

Our Core Principles are as follows:Always conduct interviews and interrogations in accordance with the...

REID'S RESPONSE TO W-Z's MARCH 6, 2017 PRESS RELEASE

Apr 09, 2017

REID'S RESPONSE TO W-Z's

MARCH 6, 2017 PRESS RELEASE

The International Encyclopedia of Interprersonal Communication includes an excellent article entitled, Interrogation.

Mar 14, 2017

The International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication, First Edition, edited by Charles R. Berger and Michael E. Roloff (2016) includes an excellent article on current interrogation methodology by Stanley M. Slowik, president of...

Legal Updates Winter 2017

Mar 01, 2017

The Legal Updates Winter 2017 column contains cases which address the following issues:
Defendant claims his confession was involuntary because �his restrictive childhood conditioned him to acquiesce to...

How the Courts View the Reid Technique

Jan 25, 2017

As we move into 2017 we will be celebrating 70 years of excellence. John E. Reid founded the company in 1947. Over the last seven decades the Reid Technique of Interviewing and...