Tortured logic: why some Americans support the use of torture in counterterrorism

"Experts in the intelligence community say that torture is ineffective. Yet much of the public appears unconvinced: surveys show that nearly half of Americans think that torture can be acceptable for counterterrorism purposes. Why do people persist in supporting torture-and can they be persuade...

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Main Author: Kearns, Erin M. (Author)
Contributors: Young, Joseph
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York Columbia University Press [2020]
In:Year: 2020
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