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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...
Previous Updates
International Association of Chiefs of Police publish guide for the questioning of Juveniles
Jan 16, 2016
The IACP has published a document entitled, Reducing Risks: An Executive's Guide to Effective Juvenile Interview and Interrogation. Among their recommendations, the authors point out the importance of making sure that young...
The Legal Updates Fall 2015
Jan 16, 2016
The Legal Updates Fall 2015 column contains cases which address the following issues:What constitutes an intellectual disability? What is mental retardation?Is it coercive to tell a subject that it was important for...
Why Training with John E. Reid & Associates is so Valuable!
Nov 18, 2015
Mark Holloway, developer of Thin Blue Training interviewed our Vice President, Lou Senese regarding interviewing and interrogation training and why it is so important.
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Court admonishes investigator for not following Reid guidelines
Nov 11, 2015
In this case the Appeals court pointed out several prescribed Reid procedures that were not followed by the investigator, resulting in a confession that was found to be involuntary:
A...
The Inside Information Checklist
Oct 22, 2015
In the August 2015 issue of The Police Chief magazine (published by the International Association of Chiefs of Police) Dr. Gregory DeClue has written an article entitled "The Inside Information Checklist." In...
Proper Persuasion - Reid article is the cover story for the August 2015 issue of Security Management magazine
Oct 15, 2015
In the August 2015 issue of Security Management magazine from ASIS International, the cover story, "Proper Persuasion" is an article written by David Buckley - one of our senior instructors. Here is...
Review of Reid 90 minute online training program
Oct 15, 2015
ASIS International published a review of our 90 minute online training program, "The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation for Investigators - Parts 1-7" in the August 2015 issue of Security Management...
Legal Updates for Summer 2015
Aug 01, 2015
The Legal Updates Summer 2015 column contains cases which address the following issues:Court admonishes investigator for not following Reid guidelines Value of video recording interrogation to determine competency to waive rights10-year-old can...
Legal Updates for Spring 2015
Jun 01, 2015
The Legal Updates Spring 2015 column contains cases which address the following issues:Court rules that a minimal understanding of Miranda rights is sufficient to make a knowing and intelligent waiverCourt excludes the...
International Research Validates the Core Elements of the Reid Technique
May 11, 2015
Over the years numerous international research studies have been conducted on the Reid Technique ñ here are a few that include research from Japan, Korea, Spain, Canada and the US. All of...
Author corrects misrepresentation of the Reid Technique
Apr 13, 2015
In PsycCRITIQUES (Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, American Psychological Association) M. Dyan McGuire reviews the book, "The Miranda Ruling: its Past, Present and Future" by Lawrence Wrightsman and Mary Pitman. In...
High Value Detainee Group research validates the core principles of The Reid Technique
Apr 13, 2015
From the Scientific American (Vol. 26, Issue 23) an article entitled, "How to Extract a Confession...Ethically" confirms the basic tenant of the Reid Technique - always treat the subject with understanding and...
Legal Updates for Winter 2015
Mar 18, 2015
The Legal Updates Winter 2015 column contains cases which address the following issues:Court did not allow David Mantell to testify as an expert on false confessionsDefendant was not denied effective assistance due...
Japanese research confirms Reid approach
Feb 10, 2015
In the Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation we have always espoused a nonjudgmental, neutral and objective demeanor by the investigator during the interview and an empathetic, understanding approach during the interrogation...
Court offers scathing rejection of false confession expert Dr. Alison Redlich
Feb 10, 2015
In People v. Oliver (July 2014) the Supreme Court, Kings County, New York rejected the testimony of false confession expert Alison Redlich. In their opinion the court stated the following:
Toronto Sun Gets It Wrong
Feb 10, 2015
In a recent article entitled, "Peel Regional Police investigative techniques questioned" the author, Sam Pazzano, makes a number of erroneous statements about The Reid Technique, primarily based on the information he received...
Why 'Tell me why you did it' is a failed technique
Feb 10, 2015
Lou Senese, Reid VOP, just published a brief article in PoliceOne.com entitled ìWhy ëTell me why you did ití is a filed technique.
Can a subject's silence be used in trial as an indication of his guilt?
Feb 10, 2015
Earlier this year an article entitled, Silence Is No Longer Golden: How Lawyers Now Advise Suspects in Light of Salinas v. Texas, was published in The Champion (a publication from the National...
Courts affirm interrogation techniques that are often mischaracterized by false confession experts
Feb 10, 2015
Courts affirm interrogation techniques that are often mischaracterized by false confession experts
In our Legal Updates Summer 2014 we have several cases that we wanted to highlight for our audience that...
Compendium: Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations
Feb 10, 2015
On their website the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has published an extensive compendium of the laws and court decisions regarding the electronic recording of custodial interrogations. Here is the article: