How defense attorneys describe the Reid Technique in the courtroom - and where they go wrong

Dec 28, 2017

In Radilla-Esquivel v. Davis (December 2017) US District Court, W.D. Texas the defense attorney made a number of erroneous assertions about the Reid Technique. His statements (taken from the US District Court...

Why the Reid Technique Method Continues to be the Most Effective Means Available to Learn the Truth

Nov 05, 2017

One of the fundamental precepts of the Reid Technique is to use sound reasoning, understanding and empathy to motivate subjects to tell the truth. John Reid started using this approach over 7...

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...