Over the past 20 years The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation has become the standard for proper interviewing and interrogation procedures throughout the country. Thousands of law enforcement, government and private sector investigators are trained every year by John E. Reid and Associates, Inc. As a result, in confession cases The Reid Technique is oftentimes described, discussed and examined. Here are a few cases where the courts have addressed The Reid Technique.

Note: The court decisions may or may not contain an accurate description of what we teach as The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation. In fact, some of them are completely erroneous in the tactics and techniques that they attribute to the Reid Technique. Nevertheless, the decisions offer some valuable insight.