John E. Reid and Associates files lawsuit against James L. Trainum

Feb 05, 2025

John Reid and Associates Files a Defamation Lawsuit:

On December 18, 2024, John Reid and Associates, Inc. (“Reid”) filed a civil lawsuit for money damages against James L. Trainum in the Superior...

Correcting the Record

Dec 30, 2024

On December 23, 2024, the Los Angeles Times published a story entitled “Cops lie to suspects during interrogations. Should detectives stick to the truth?”

The article describes a case in which a...

Why the Reid Technique is so Successful

Nov 16, 2024

We have posted a new Investigator Tip, "Why the Reid Technique is so Successful."

From the Tip, "One of the primary reasons that the Reid Technique is so successful in helping investigators...

The Reid Technique is a Non-confrontational, Non-accusatory Process

Oct 23, 2024

See the Investigator Tip and the video presentation on our You Tube channel for the entry, The Reid Technique is a Non-confrontational, Non-accusatory Process.

New Investigator Tips Recently Posted

Sep 10, 2024

The following are some of the recent Investigator Tips on reid.com

The Reid Technique is a Non-confrontational, Non-accusatory Process

The Reid Behavior Analysis Interview: Part 1: Do the Case...

Instructor Excellence

Sep 02, 2024

A Review of 692 Participant Evaluations from several of our June and July 2024 three and four day Interview and Interrogation courses indicated the following:

The Reid Technique and Christopher Looney

Jul 11, 2024

Shocking way killer acted in police interviews unravelled by detectives Christopher Looney finally admitted killing his parents after investigators used a particular method

Britt Jones

The way that some killers...

Research Scientist Gets It Wrong

Apr 04, 2024

In an April 1, 2024 ABC News story promoting their show, "The Interrogation Tapes," Sujeeta Bhatt, identified as a research scientist at George Mason University's Center for Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis...

The American Psychology-Law Society Conference March 2024 - Misinformation

Mar 29, 2024

The Reid Technique - A Model for Proper Interviewing and Interrogation Procedures

At the American Psychology-Law Society conference in Los Angeles in March 2024, there were several references to the idea that...

Police-Induced Confessions, 2.0: Risk Factors and Recommendations - Reid Comments

Mar 25, 2024

In 2010 an article entitled, “Police-Induced Confessions: Risk Factors and Recommendations” was published - Law Hum Behav 2010 Feb; 34(1):49-52. Recently a draft of an updated version was circulated for comment. The...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Principles of Practice: How to Conduct Proper Interviews and Interrogations

Apr 26, 2022

Principles of Practice: How to Conduct Proper Investigative Interviews and Interrogations

We posted the May/June Investigator Tip on our website under the Investigator Tips tab. Here are the initial paragraphs.

Since 194...

Reid YouTube Channel for the Media

Mar 22, 2022

Over the years descriptions of the Reid Technique in the media have often been inaccurate and reflect a general lack of understanding about the Reid process.

In an effort to...

Development of the Reid Technique - updated 2022

Feb 25, 2022

Development of the Reid Technique (updated 2022)

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

Wikipedia Misinformation About The Reid Technique

Feb 17, 2022

There are numerous references to the Reid Technique in Wikipedia....here are a few of the misinformed statements that they have made.

Wikipedia: The Reid Technique is a method of interrogation. The...

Mental Illness and False Confessions: A Wakeup Call to Investigators

Dec 16, 2021

On December 15, 2021 The Crime Report published the following:

In the 1967 edition of their...