The REID interview technique has received criticism from the academic and legal fields in
Canada and the United States. The criticism has led for calls to replace the REID technique with
the PEACE model. In this paper, the methods of the REID technique and PEACE model will be
outlined. Also, the legal cases involving the use of the REID technique in Canada will be
outlined. The PEACE model argument will also be outlined. That information will be used to
show a similarity between the REID technique and PEACE model. The similarity will show that
the criticism against the REID technique focuses on specific misunderstandings that are related
to the outcome of legal cases. The bigger picture will show that both techniques are similar in
many ways and that promoting the PEACE model over the REID technique does not solve any of
the issues outlined by the academic field.
