Psychological torture: definition, evaluation and measurement
Premises -- Where things stand : the concept of torture and psychological torture -- The voices -- Intangible elements of psychological torture : learning from the voices of survivors -- The definition of psychological torture in the testimonies of harsh interrogators and torturers -- Current legal...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Edition: | First published |
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| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 8610 |
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| Summary: | Premises -- Where things stand : the concept of torture and psychological torture -- The voices -- Intangible elements of psychological torture : learning from the voices of survivors -- The definition of psychological torture in the testimonies of harsh interrogators and torturers -- Current legal perspectives -- Psychological torture in international law -- From dignity to identity: humiliation as a paradigm of the differences between legal and mental health perspectives -- The perpetrator's psychological and legal rationale : motivation, intention and purpose -- Scientific approaches to defining psychological torture -- Cataloguing torture methods -- The neurobiology of psychological torture -- Trauma theory and the concept of psychological torture -- Psychological torture techniques -- The roots of psychological torture in modern history : the slow road to convergence -- Primary needs and relationship to the environment -- The limitations of normal interrogation in law enforcement procedures -- Interrogation procedures in military intelligence gathering -- The psychological manipulation of identity -- Technological research and psychological torture -- A proposed definition and measurement of psychological torture -- Redrawing the conceptual map of torture -- A new outlook for defining and measuring torturing environments -- The need to further develop the istanbul protocol -- Final thoughts and an agenda for future research -- Bibliography |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-405) and index |
| Physical Description: | xx, 412 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781138671553 9781138671546 |