Ten new PowerPoint presentations for your review

We have prepared 10 brief PowerPoint presentations for your review which address several current issues involving the Reid Technique and interrogation practices.

The first 8 Power Point programs are accompanied by an audio track - the last two: How the Courts View the Reid Technique and The Reid Technique: A Position Paper do not have an audio track.

The first is entitled, What is the Reid Technique? (14:10 ) - in this presentation we discuss the three stages of the Reid Technique, including Factual Analysis, the Investigative Interview and the Interrogation process. Click here for the program.

The second presentation is entitled, Behavior Symptom Analysis: Assessing a Subject's Credibility (9:31) - in this presentation we discuss the issue of Misclassification and whether or not investigators can accurately evaluate a subject;s credibility based on the behavior symptoms that they display during an investigative interview. Click here for the program.

The third presentation is entitled, The Use of Deception During an Interrogation (10:22) - in this program we discuss whether or not an investigator can falsely tell a suspect that evidence exists which links him to the commission of the crime, and if he can, what safeguards must be followed. Click here for the program.

The fourth presentation is entitled, Interrogation Tactics and Techniques (10:33) - in this program we discuss such issues as The Purpose of an Interrogation; Minimization; Pragmatic Implication and the Alternative Question; and, the "Accident Scenario." Click here for the program.

The fifth presentation is entitled, False Confession Issues (6:31) - in this program we discuss the causes of false confessions and the safeguards that are built in to The Reid Technique to protect against this occurrence. Click here for the program.

The sixth presentation is entitled, What Do the Courts Say About the Reid Technique? (9:49) - in this program we discuss several court decisions as they examine the admissibility of confessions that were obtained by using the procedures outlined in the Reid Technique. Click here for the program.

The seventh presentation is entitled, What Do the Courts Say About the Testimony of False Confession Experts? ( 9:29 ) - in this program we discuss several court decisions as they examine the admissibility and relevancy of the testimony offered by false confession experts. Click here for the program.

The eighth presentation in entitled, How False Confession Experts Mischaracterize the Reid Technique (15:12 ) - in this program we review many of the statements that false confession experts oftentimes make about the Reid Technique and examine the accuracy of such statements. Click here for the program.

The ninth presentation is entitled, How the Courts View the Reid Technique
This 89 slide presentation (no audio track) addresses such issues as how the courts view core elements of the Reid Technique, including minimization, misrepresenting evidence to the subject, acting friendly and empathetic with the subject, the alternative question and how they use the Reid Technique principles to assess confession admissibility. Click here for the program.
We have also included a pdf document that contains all of the program information: click here to download the PDF file.

The Tenth presentation is entitled, The Reid Technique: A Position Paper. This 51 slide presentation (no audio track) addresses such issues as best practices, criticisms of the Reid Technique and our responses, the courts view of false confession experts, the courts view of the core elements of the Reid Technique, and the best ways to guard against false confessions. We have also included a pdf document that contains all of the program information: Click here for the document.

click here to download the PDF file.