Criminal Interrogation and Confessions

Criminal Interrogation and Confessions, Fifth Edition presents the Reid Technique of interviewing and interrogation and is the standard used in the field. This updated Fifth Edition presents interviewing and interrogation techniques, based on actual criminal cases, which have been used successfully by thousands of criminal investigators. This practical text is built around simple psychological principles and examines interrogation as a nine-step process that is easily understood by students.

Part1 Preliminary Considerations
Chapter1 Distinctions between Interviews and Interrogations
Chapter2 Obtaining and Evaluating Factual Information
Chapter3 Case Solution Possibilities
Chapter4 Initial Precautionary Measures for the Protections of the Innocent
Chapter5 Privacy and the Interview Room
Chapter6 Qualifications, Attitude, and General Conduct of the Investigator
Part2 Interviewing Techniques
Chapter7 Preparation and Starting the Interview
Chapter8 Formulating Interview Questions
Chapter9 Behavior Symptom Analysis
Chapter10 Precautions when Evaluating Behavior Symptoms of Truthful and Untruthful Subjects
Chapter11 The Behavior Analysis Interview
Chapter12 The Use of Specialized Questioning Techniques
Part3 Interrogation Techniques
Chapter13 The Reid Nine Steps of Interrogation
Chapter14 Recommendations for Interrogators
Chapter15 Distinguishing between True and False Confessions
Chapter16 Testifying on a Confession
Chapter17 Interrogation Law