00:00 Police interrogation is a controversial subject that falls under the category of largely debunked armchair psychology techniques in law enforcement.

05:34 Police interrogation in the United States used to involve physical coercion and deprivation, but by the 1950s, it shifted to psychological manipulation based on the idea that denying guilt causes stress and anxiety, which is seen as a sign of guilt and leads to more pressure from the interrogators.

11:16 Police interrogation techniques often involve psychological manipulation, such as the good cop, bad cop routine, and techniques like maximization and minimization, as well as the use of the polygraph and the Reed technique, which is the gold standard for police interrogation in the United States but is increasingly being proven to be based on armchair psychology rather than science.

16:45 During a police interrogation, officers are legally allowed to lie and deceive suspects by claiming to have evidence that they don't actually possess, which can lead to false confessions.

22:32 The read technique in police interrogations involves conducting an initial interview to create a baseline and establish rapport with the suspect, and then using eye movements to determine if the suspect is lying or telling the truth, although this method has been debunked and is not scientifically accurate.

27:29 The Reid technique of police interrogation involves confronting the suspect with the facts of the case and invading their personal space, then creating a theme or story for the suspect to latch onto and continue talking.

32:50 The Reid technique of police interrogation involves stopping denials and creating a sense of hopelessness in the suspect, as well as manipulating them into thinking that asking for a lawyer will make them look guilty and prevent the police from helping them.

38:10 The interrogator pretends to be the suspect's ally and reassures them, using compassion and commiseration, in order to ensnare them further and increase the chances of a confession.

43:46 The Reid technique involves manipulating the suspect into confessing to a crime by presenting a more acceptable reason for their actions and creating a narrative that the suspect can agree with, ultimately leading to a written confession and a high conviction rate in court.

49:21 In a specific case of police interrogation, a detective used manipulative tactics to get the suspect to confess to shaking and killing her two-year-old stepdaughter, ultimately resulting in her conviction.

55:08 False confessions can lead to innocent people going to jail and guilty people staying free, and there have been cases where DNA evidence has exonerated individuals who gave false confessions.

01:01:07 The Reid Technique is a widely used method in the US that focuses on getting the suspect to confess by interviewing them politely and videotaping the entire process, while the Mr. Big Technique in Canada involves undercover cops gaining the suspect's trust over several months and getting them to confess unknowingly.

01:06:21 The hosts receive a gift of coffee from a listener named Mike Lord, who works at Jittery Joe's coffee roasters in Athens.