How to Get a False Confession in Ten Easy Steps

Confessions of an interrogator: Ten principles that guide a successful interrogation-by making it easier for a suspect to confess, by Nathan J. Gordon Security Management, October 1, 2002 This article by the author of “Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques” is a nice short primer on the kinds of interrogations techniques that are seen time and time again in false confession cases. It’s another way of packaging the Reid technique. Notice that there is not even the hint of the possibility of false confessions and the complete confidence of the interrogator in his ability to read the “buy signs” of his suspect—the body language and other physical reactions that suggest the suspect’s guilt and that he is ready to confess.