Reid Technique

Reid Technique

1.The Postitive Controntation
1. The Investigator tells the suspect that the evidence demostrates the person's Guilt. If the person's guilt seems clear to the investigator, the statement should be unequivocal.
  1. Detective Introdduction himself and ask philip how to spell his name and last name and where he resides
2.Theme development
1. The Investigator then presents a moral justification (theme) for the offense, such as placing the moral blame on someone else or outside circumstances. The investigator presents the theme in a monologue and in sympathic manner.
  1. The dective has Philip why he was showing up at the hotels where the crimes has happended at bars and resturant. Dective Harris brough up the photos and videos that looked like him..
3.Handling denials
1. When the suspects asks for permission to speak at this (likely to deny the accusations), the investigator should discourage allowing the suspect to do so. The Reid website asserts that innocent suspects are less likely to ask for permission and more likely to "promptly and unequivocally" deny the accusation. The website states that "I)it is very rare for an innocent suspect to move pas
  1. The antidoint and he admits he did walk though the lobbies at the hotels in boston at the predinatial center..Also he brings up his father and friends.
2. 4.Overcoming objettions
  1. When attempts at denial do not suceed, a guilty suspect often makes objections to support a claim of innocence (e.g.,I would never do that because I love my job.) The investigator should generally accept these objections as if they were truthful, rather than arguing with the suspect, and use the objections to further develop the theme.
    1. (12:40 to 15:00) Philip kept on deining about being at hotels where the crimes have happened. Also he kept on say he does not remember at hotels on sorten dates and the date he was at the cheesecake factory
  2. 5.Procurement and retention of suspect's attention
    1. The investigator must procure the suspect's attention so that the suspect focuses on the investigator's theme rather than on punishment. One way the investigator can do this is to close the physical distance between himself or herself and the suspect. The investigator should also "channel the them down to the proable alternative components."
      1. 6.Handling the suspect's passive mood
        The investigator "should intensify the theme presentation and concentrate on the central reasons he (or she) is offering as psychological justification... (and) continue to display an understanding and sympathic demeanor in urging the suspect to tell the truth
        7.Presenting an alternative question
        The investigator should present two choices, assuming the suspect's guilt and developed as a logical extension from the theme," with one alternative offering a better justification for the crime ( E.g., Did you plan this thing out or did it just happen on the spur of the moment?"). The investigator may follow the question with a supporting statement "Which encourages the suspects to choose the more understandable side of the alternative."
        8.Having the suspect orally relate various details of the offense.
        After the suspect accepts one side of the alternative (Thus admitting guilt), the invetigator should immediately respond with a statement of reinforcement ackowledging that admission. The investigator then seeks to obtain a brief oral review of the basic events, before asking more detailed questions.
        9. Converting an oral confession to a written confession
        The investigator must convert the oral confession into a written or recorded confession. The website provides some guildlines, such as repeating Miranda warnings, avoiidnding leading questions, and using the suspect's own language
        At the beginnig of the whole interviewer gave Philip the detective gave Philip his Miranda warnings. The suspect's tone has changed and his language and Philip kept avoiding questions during the interview he kept on avoiding the questions and saying he guesses and wants anlawyer. This whooe interview was recorded with an recorder
        The detecive explains about why he is at the homicide Unit . Also observed that Philip was getting very frustrtaed.
        The dective keeps requestioning Philip if he went to these hotels and if he was at the hotels where these crimes were committed
        Detective Harris asks Philip dates what he did on these dates he was asking about. Also when he tried answering he was pausing in between the answers. " Says he does think so" He (Philip) because they did not get him a lawyer he was also started getting frustrated
      2. The detectives asked if he says (Philip) has no clear idea what is going on and why all these question about his where abouts. Also keeps saying ah and asks the detectives why so many questions?_

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