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Dr. Thomas Grisso's Understanding and Appreciating Miranda Rights
Jun 01, 2016
In Middleton v. State (Jan 2016) Dr. James Barnard testified for the defense. He prepared two reports, one was a psychological evaluation and the other examined Middleton's competency to waive his Miranda...
"I Did It" - Confession Contamination and Evaluation
May 24, 2016
Police Chief magazine published a “web-only article” earlier this month entitled, “I Did It” - Confession Contamination and Evaluation. In the article the author, James Trainum, highlights a false confession case and...
TASER Exposure and Cognitive Impairment: Implications for Valid Miranda Waivers and the Timing of Police Custodial Interrogations
Mar 27, 2016
In the above referenced article the authors suggest that an individual who has experienced TASER exposure will experience reduced cognitive functioning. As a result the authors question the abilities of an "average"...
International Association of Chiefs of Police publish guide for the questioning of Juveniles
Jan 16, 2016
The IACP has published a document entitled, Reducing Risks: An Executive's Guide to Effective Juvenile Interview and Interrogation. Among their recommendations, the authors point out the importance of making sure that young...
The Inside Information Checklist
Oct 22, 2015
In the August 2015 issue of The Police Chief magazine (published by the International Association of Chiefs of Police) Dr. Gregory DeClue has written an article entitled "The Inside Information Checklist." In...
Review of Reid 90 minute online training program
Oct 15, 2015
ASIS International published a review of our 90 minute online training program, "The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation for Investigators - Parts 1-7" in the August 2015 issue of Security Management...
Why 'Tell me why you did it' is a failed technique
Feb 10, 2015
Lou Senese, Reid VOP, just published a brief article in PoliceOne.com entitled ìWhy ëTell me why you did ití is a filed technique.
Can a subject's silence be used in trial as an indication of his guilt?
Feb 10, 2015
Earlier this year an article entitled, Silence Is No Longer Golden: How Lawyers Now Advise Suspects in Light of Salinas v. Texas, was published in The Champion (a publication from the National...
Courts affirm interrogation techniques that are often mischaracterized by false confession experts
Feb 10, 2015
Courts affirm interrogation techniques that are often mischaracterized by false confession experts
In our Legal Updates Summer 2014 we have several cases that we wanted to highlight for our audience that...