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...

Reminder to Reid Institute Members - New Canadian Law Column, February 2007 Available

Jan 27, 2007

Reid Institute Members be sure to log on to the Members site and the Member's What's New column for the Part 2:

The "conditional" confession: Is consent needed to videotape an interrogation?

Kentucky Court of Appeals find confession could have been coerced

Jan 25, 2007

In the case of Edmonds v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, January 2007, the trial court found the defendant's confession to be admissible; the Court of Appeals vacated the court's denial of the defendant's...

Reminder to Reid Institute Members - New Canadian Law Column, January 2007 Available

Jan 20, 2007

Reid Institute Members be sure to log on to the Members site and the Member's What's New column for the latest Canadian column:

I.The "growing phenomena"
R. v. Oickle and derivative...

Reid Offers New Seminar: Investigating Use of Force Cases for Field Supervisors

Dec 25, 2006

We are pleased to announce that Chief Charles Gruber will be conducting a new training seminar entitled "Investigating Use of Force Cases for Field Supervisors". for John E. Reid and Associates. This...

APPELLATE COURT UPHOLDS SUPPRESSION OF JUVENILE CONFESSION

Dec 22, 2006

In the case of State v. Westmorland No. 2-05-1093 Dec. 14, 2006 the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, upheld the trial court's decision to suppress a 17 year old defendant's condition, focusing...

COURT UPHOLDS ADMISSIBILITY OF CONFESSION IN WHICH DETECTIVES FOCUSED ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ACCIDENTAL AND INTENTIONAL KILLING

Dec 21, 2006

In the case Bramley v. State No. 80A05-0602-CR-74 Dec. 12, 2006 the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the admissibility of the defendant's confession. In their opinion the court stated:

"The voluntariness...

THE VALUE OF RECORDING INTERROGATIONS

Dec 20, 2006

We have added several cases that illustrate the value of recording interrogations.

DOES AN INMATE HAVE TO BE ADVISED OF THEIR MIRANDA RIGHTS?

Dec 20, 2006

At our training seminars we are often asked if an inmate has to be advised of their Miranda rights if they are being questions about a commission of a crime. Several years...

Reminder to Reid Institute Members - New Canadian Law Column, Dec. 2006 Available

Dec 19, 2006

Oickle Derivative: Language Barrier R. v. Poon and Wong (2006) B.C.S.C.
by Gino Arcaro B. Sc., M.Ed.

I. Introduction
The circumstances that can arise during an interrogation...

US Federal Agency Validates Effectiveness of CEA

Nov 07, 2006

A US Federal Agency had 583 individuals complete the Computer Employment Application (CEA) - the CEA is an interactive software program that interviews job applicants. They compared the results of the CEA...

Results of 100 Consecutive Police Applicants from the CEA

Nov 07, 2006

The CEA is a software program that utilizes the interviewing expertise of John E. Reid and Associates to interview job applicants. Here are the results from 100 recent police applicants who completed...

2007 Schedule

Oct 24, 2006

We have posted our 2007 training schedule for our courses on The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation and the Advanced course.

List of Terrorist Organizations

Oct 23, 2006

The U.S. Department of State has compiled an extensive list of dozens of terrorist organizations. The compendium lists for each organization a description of the group; their activities; their location and area...

California Court of Appeal Finds Confession Involuntary

Aug 23, 2006

In the case of People v. Fuentes, the Court of Appeal, Second District, California found the defendant's confession to be inadmissible because improper promises and threats were made during the interview, both...

Court Finds Statement to Suspect "That all information would stay 'confidential' because a juvenile was involved" (as the victim) was not conduct which 'shocks the conscience.'

Aug 23, 2006

A Maine man claimed that a state police detective violated his constitutional right to substantive due process by engaging in conduct that would "shock the conscience" while questioning him about the suspected...

US District Court Dismisses Petitioner's Claim that Interrogation was Coercive (Dr. Ofshe was the expert witness for Petitioner)

Aug 23, 2006

In the case of Harold Wayne Nichols, Petitioner v. Ricky Bell, Warden, Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, Respondent, the United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee rejected the Petitioner's claim that "trial counsel failed...

Trial Court Decision to Exclude Dr. Richard Ofshe's Testimony Upheld on Appeal

Aug 23, 2006

In the case of Staye v. Angel Torres, July 2006, the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County rejected Torres claim "that the trial court erred by excluding the testimony...

Court Rejects Dr. Ofshe Opinion

Aug 23, 2006

In the case of People v. Ladell Deangelo Brown, the Court of Appeal, Third District, California affirmed the conviction of Brown who had admitted that he had shot the victim, Victor Jones...

Military Court Supports Reid Technique

Aug 23, 2006

In the case of United States v. Senior Airman John S. Freeman, United States Air Force, the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction of Freeman for "one specification...

REID PROGRAMS NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD

May 18, 2006