A Critical Analysis of the Similarities between the REID Interview Technique and the PEACE Interview Model

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.