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Investigator Tip for July-August 2011 - What Exactly is the Reid Technique of Interrogation?
Jul 01, 2011
Part One
Despite the availability of specific information in books, training manuals and on our web site about the Reid Technique of interrogation, it is routinely mis-characterized. The following description from...
CONVICTING THE INNOCENT Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong - a new book examining the issue of innocent people being wrongly convicted
Jun 01, 2011
In this new book written by Brandon Garrett, a law professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, explores the circumstances surrounding 250 wrongly convicted individuals exonerated by DNA. In 76%...
Court rejects the testimony of Professor Alan Hirsch - no evidence the Reid Technique produces false confessions
May 31, 2011
In the case of US v. Jacques, May 2011, the US District Court of Massachusetts rejected the proffered testimony of defense expert Professor Alan Hirsch on the issue of false confessions, stating...
New study demonstrates 97.9% accuracy for behavior provoking questions
May 17, 2011
In a new study out of Spain, researchers demonstrated the value of using behavior provoking questions during investigative interviews.
Participants were 85 students from the University of Spain. Thirty-five were...