The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation
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Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Ends On: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Registration Deadline: Monday, October 20, 2025
Class Time(s): 08 00-03 00
Instructor: John Reid and Associates will provide the instructor for this class.Ends On: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Registration Deadline: Monday, October 20, 2025
Class Time(s): 08 00-03 00
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0
Interview and Interrogation Preparation
The style, appearance and approach of the successful interviewer and interrogator will be covered, as will the room settings conducive to these activities.
Behavior Symptoms
Differences in verbal and nonverbal behavior between innocent and deceptive persons often can be observed, and are thus indicative of whether or not a suspect is telling the truth. A guilty suspect makes a conscious decision to resist your effort to get at the truth. In trying to maintain a structure of verbal lies, however, that suspect most often develops internal conflicts and tensions which manifest themselves in nonverbal behavior. Thus, body movements, facial expressions, eye contact, attitudes, posture and grooming gestures can indicate whether the subject is telling the truth or lying. Nonverbal indicators can also be used to determine whether the suspect under interrogation is listening, maintaining a defiant attitude or is ready to confess. You will learn how to observe and assess critical behavior symptoms and use those assessments to determine whether to move on to the next step of the interrogation.
Reid®” Behavioral Analysis Interview “(B.A.I.)
The information developed through use of the standard investigative questions of “who,” “what,” “when” and “how” is often not adequate — even in combination with physical evidence — to identify the wrongdoer. The Reid Behavioral Analysis Interview is a technique that uses a structured set of non-accusatory behavior-provoking questions developed as a result of many thousands of interviews. The B.A.I. makes it easier to determine whether the suspect is telling the truth about involvement in the matter under investigation, and is flexible enough to be used in cases ranging from employee theft to homicide.
The Reid Nine Steps of Interrogation®
The nine-step approach to a successful interrogation has been developed by John E. Reid and Associates through extensive research and practical experience over a period of 60 years. Because of the subject’s
importance, approximately half the classroom time in the seminar is devoted to the interrogation process and detailed examination of each of the nine steps.
**This course is partially funded by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board**
This training covers the following mandates:
- Civil Rights - 1.00 hours
- Constitutional / Proper Use of LE Authority - 1.00 hours
- Legal Updates - 2.00 hours
- Procedural Justice - 12.00 hours
- Lead Homicide Investigator - 18.00 (7.0 Hours Scenario-Based) hours
