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...

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Jul 18, 2018

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References to the Reid Technique in the world of literature

Jul 09, 2018

In a murder mystery novel by Scott Pratt, entitled "Good Faith" (2018) the author makes the following reference to the Reid Technique:

Page 148:

"He thought briefly about how...

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Jul 03, 2018

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One of our senior instructors, Attorney Philip Mullenix, has just published an excellent article in the Marine Corps Gazette entitled, "On Leadership: Core leadership traits."

Jun 27, 2018

Here are the opening paragraphs of the article:
It's a fact that each of you possess skills in your underlying MOS and as a leader in the Marine Corps. Because...

Clarifying/Correcting Court Statements about the Reid Technique

Jun 20, 2018

State v. Pico (2018) In their opinion the court stated the following:
During at least part of the interview, Detective Rich used what is known as the "Reid technique." This...

Legal Updates Spring 2018

Jun 01, 2018

The Legal Updates Spring 2018 column contains cases which address the following issues:

May/June 2017 Investigator Tip: The Value of Behavior Provoking Questions - A Case Study

May 01, 2018

The investigative interview process in the Reid Technique is called the Behavior Analysis Interview (BAI). The BAI consists of three types of questions: Initial Questions designed to develop biographical information, establish...

Legal Updates Winter 2018

Apr 06, 2018

The Legal Updates Winter 2018 column contains cases which address the following issues:

Reid and the Innocence Project

Mar 29, 2018

Over the years John E. Reid and Associates has assisted the Innocence Project (New York) on several cases as expert witnesses on proper interview and interrogation techniques, as well as the exoneration...

An example of Dr. Richard Leo's testimony on the issue of false confessions

Mar 28, 2018

In the case, US v. Begay (February 2018) the US District Court, D. New Mexico described Dr. Ricahrd Leo"s testimony as he described his view of current police interrogation methods, and false...

Police Chief magazine article on the PEACE Method

Jan 01, 2018

The November 2017 issue of Police Chief magazine features an article entitled, Bringing PEACE to the United States. The article is well written and provides the reader with a very...

How defense attorneys describe the Reid Technique in the courtroom - and where they go wrong

Dec 28, 2017

In Radilla-Esquivel v. Davis (December 2017) US District Court, W.D. Texas the defense attorney made a number of erroneous assertions about the Reid Technique. His statements (taken from the US District Court...

Federal Appeals Court upholds confession of "Making a Murderer" subject Brendan Dassey

Dec 18, 2017

In Dassey v. Dittmann (December 2017) the U.S.Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, upheld the admissibility of Brendan Dassey's confession, ruling that the state court's determination that defendant confessed to murder voluntarily...

Massachusetts Supreme Court confirms that minimization/maximization techniques are acceptable

Nov 08, 2017

In the case of Commonwealth v. Cartwright (Novemebr 2017) the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts stated that "... we have not acted to prevent police investigators from suggesting to a suspect being...

Why the Reid Technique Method Continues to be the Most Effective Means Available to Learn the Truth

Nov 05, 2017

One of the fundamental precepts of the Reid Technique is to use sound reasoning, understanding and empathy to motivate subjects to tell the truth. John Reid started using this approach over 7...

Legal Updates Fall 2017

Nov 03, 2017

The Legal Updates Fall 2017 column contains cases which address the following issues:

The November - December Investigator Tip: FACTUAL ANALYSIS

Nov 01, 2017

Factual analysis can be defined as estimating the probability of a suspect's guilt or innocence based on investigative findings. Each investigator uses factual analysis to narrow the scope of suspects - to...

ALERT TO ALL PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICALS!!!

Oct 11, 2017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.
JORDAN MONROE, Defendant.

Cr. No. 16-055 WES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND

September 11, 2017

The Reid interrogation technique successfully used in India

Sep 12, 2017

We have conducted several training programs in India. This week our interview and interrogation techniques were used to successfully resolve a high profile case:
"Kochi: The Kerala police...

Sept/Oct Investigator Tip - The fundamental foundation of the Reid Technique of Interrogation: Empathy and Understanding

Sep 01, 2017

The Reid Technique consists of a three-phase process beginning with Fact Analysis, followed by the Behavior Analysis Interview (which is a non-accusatory interview designed to develop investigative and behavioral information), followed...