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January/February 2017 Investigator Tip: Ten
Jan 01, 2017
Physical coercion, torture, duress, denial of rights, threats, and promises of leniency are the poison pills of legally admissible, reliable, and voluntary confessions. Obviously we should not engage in such behaviors or...
Legal Updates Fall 2016
Nov 01, 2016
Confession suppressed - made under the influence of fear produced by threatsThe suspect does not have to know all of the possible issues they will be questioned about to make a knowing...
Dr. Richard Leo Testimony In Jimerson v. State (June 2016)
Oct 26, 2016
In Jimerson v. State (June 2016) Dr. Richard Leo testified about police interrogation techniques and specifically referenced the Reid Technique. The following is a discussion of several statements that Dr. Leo made...
The suggestion that the Reid Technique is prohibited in Great Britain (or any country) is a false statement
Oct 25, 2016
In a recent court case (Radilla-Esquivel v. State) and an article discussing false confessions, there were references that “the Reid Technique is prohibited in some countries.” That is a false statement.