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Reid Technique

The dominant North American police interrogation method developed by John E. Reid and Fred Inbau (1962; 5th edition 2013). Characterised by a presumption-of-guilt BAI screening stage followed by a nine-step confrontational interrogation designed to produce a confession through psychological pressure, theme development, and the alternative question.

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