The High Value Detaniee Group research confirms the core principles of the Reid Technique

Oct 20, 2021

In his article, “Law Enforcement Has Been Interrogating Incorrectly. Science Reveals a Better Way”, (October 19, 2021) he reports that the High Value Detainee Interrogation Group (Meissner, Surmon-Bohr, Oleszkiewicz and Alison) criticized...

Two new Canadian columns

Nov 03, 2008

We have added two new columns about Canadian legal decisions to the Reid Institute Members page. Here are the initial paragraphs for each column:

The Quality of Lawyer Consultation: What constitutes...

The Arab Naming Convention

Nov 03, 2008

In the March/April 2008 edition of the National Academy Associate (the publication of the FBI National Academy Associates) they published a very informative article about the basis and formulation of Arab names...

Legal Updates -†Summer†2008

Oct 15, 2008

In the legal Updates for Summer 2008 the following case topics are discussed:

Courts limit or reject the testimony of expert witnesses Richard Leo, Richard Ofshe, Saul Kassin, Mark Castanza, Susan...

Hiring the Best seminar testimonial

Sep 24, 2008

On behalf of Lower Pottsgrove Township Police Department, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation for conducting the seminar, "Hiring the Best," in Pottstown, Pennsylvania on April 1, 2008.

This...

Reid Institute Members - new Canadian column - "Fresh Start" and the "Pendulum Swing"

Sep 01, 2008

Reid Institute Members - new Canadian column - "Fresh Start" and the "Pendulum Swing"

In Gino Arcaro's 2007 3-part interrogation series he addressed the issue of admissibility of...

Canada Supreme Court rules that police are not immune from liability under the law of negligence

Jul 15, 2008

In the case of Hill v. Hamilton‑Wentworth Regional Police Services Board (2007) the Canada Supreme Court ruled that:The police are not immune from liability under the law of negligence and the tort...

New article on the BAI published in the International Journal of Police Science & Management

Jul 01, 2008

Joseph Buckley (president of John E. Reid and Associates), Frank Horvath (professor emeritus, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University) and J. P. Blair (assistant professor of criminal justice at Texas State...

Article reviews false confession cases

Jun 03, 2008

In an article entitled, "The Problem of False Confessions in the Post-DNA World" authors Steven Drizin and Richard Leo analyze 125 false confession cases.

Article describes how criminal defense attorneys should attack confession cases

May 22, 2008

In their publication, Champion magazine, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers have published an article entitled, Defending Unrecorded False Confession Cases, in which the author presents a detailed approach for how...

Announcing The 2008 Reid Conference for Investigative Training

May 12, 2008

The 2008 Reid Conference will be held in Oak Brook, Illinois from September 29th to October 1. The following topics and speakers are tentatively scheduled:

Identifying Micro-Facial Expressions presented by Paul...

Reid Institute Members - Two new Canadian Columns are available: "Prosper Warning: Part 1" and "Prosper Warning: Part 2"

May 07, 2008

By Gino Arcaro B.Sc., M.Ed

I. Executive Summary
It is a common occurrence for an arrested person to invoke the right to counsel by asking to consult with a lawyer then...

PoliceOne.com publishes two new Reid articles

May 07, 2008

In their Street Survival Newsline newsletter PoliceOne.com has published to recent articles by Reid staff: Understanding and Investigating Child Physical Abuse by Robert H. Farley, and Murder: Anatomy of Interrogation Theme Selection...

Reid Institute Members - The new Canadian Column is entitled, "Act on your suspicions: The Section 24(2) Charter pendulum

Mar 09, 2008

This case law decision involves a frontline interrogation relative to a vehicle search that violated s. 8 Charter, resulted in a large drug seizure, and the admission of the drugs as evidence...

Reid Institute Members - The new Canadian Column is entitled,

Feb 24, 2008

I.Review of Singh

This case is a derivative of the landmark right to silence decision released three months ago, in R. v. Singh (2007) SCC.

To briefly review the key...

Reid Institute Members - The new Canadian Column is entitled, "Young Offender Confessions: 'right' versus 'required'.

Feb 11, 2008

Feb 11, 2008

We have reviewed 9 cases that relate to such issues as the interrogator referring to religion during the interrogation; misrepresenting evidence during the interrogation; ambiguous requests for an attorney; the value of...

Five Courts Reject the Testimony of Richard Leo and Richard Ofshe

Jan 01, 2008

In the case of People v.Wroten Dr. Richard Leo testified that the interrogators suggested to the defendant "that the offense was accidental, thereby minimizing the suspect's perception of the consequences...

Criminal social psychology research confirms the foundation of the Reid Nine Steps of Interrogation - theme development

Dec 01, 2007

In a recent article entitled Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: How Neutralization Theory Can Inform Reid Interrogations of Identity Thieves, the authors point out that the foundation of the Reid...

Reid Institute Members - The new Canadian Column is available on the Members What's New page - it is entitled, "Obtaining a confession "no matter what" after right to silence invoked, may be acceptable."

Nov 17, 2007

R. v. Singh (2007)[1] S.C.C. - Right to Silence Part 2
By Gino Arcaro B.Sc., M Ed.

I. Summary

The bold strategy of obtaining a confession from a murder...

2008 Schedule

Nov 01, 2007

The 2008 schedule for The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation classes is now available on our web page