Criminal Interrogations and Confessions, Fourth Edition

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Criminal Interrogations and Confessions, Fourth Edition

This edition presents the Reid Technique of interviewing and interrogation and is the standard used in the field. The Fourth Edition presents interviewing and interrogation techniques, based on actual criminal cases, which have been used successfully by thousands of criminal investigators.

By Fred E. Inbau,

John E. Reid,

Joseph P. Buckley,

Brian C. Jayne,

ISBN: 9780763747213

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The Fourth Edition of Criminal Interrogation and Confessions presents the Reid Technique of interviewing and interrogation and is the standard used in the field. The Fourth 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.

In October 2003 the Third Edition of Criminal Interrogation and Confessions was cited in the U.S. Supreme Court case Missouri v. Seibert to clarify interrogation techniques.

Table of Contents

Section 1 Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques

Part 1 Preliminary Considerations
Ch. 1 Distinctions between Interviews and Interrogations
Ch. 2 Obtaining and Evaluating Factual Information
Ch. 3 Case Solution Possibilities
Ch. 4 Initial Precautionary Measures for the Protection of the Innocent
Ch. 5 Privacy and the Interview Room
Ch. 6 Qualifications, Attitude, and General Conduct of the Investigator

Part 2 Interviewing Techniques
Ch. 7 Preparation and Starting the Interview
Ch. 8 Formulating Interview Questions
Ch. 9 Behavior Symptom Analysis
Ch. 10 Precautions when Evaluating Behavior Symptoms of Truthful and Untruthful Subjects
Ch. 11 The Behavior Analysis Interview
Ch. 12 The Use of Specialized Questioning Techniques

Part 3 Interrogation Techniques
Ch. 13 The Reid Nine Steps of Interrogation
Ch. 14 Recommendations for Interrogators
Ch. 15 Distinguishing between True and False Confessions
Ch. 16 Testifying on a Confession

Section 2 The Law on Criminal Interrogation and Confessions

Ch. 17 Interrogation Law
Ch. 18 Confession Law

Appendix A - The Behavior Analysis Interview in a Homicide Case

Index