Illusions in Truth Seeking: The Perils of Interrogation and Torture in the War on Terror

The article discusses the way that the study of science was used by the U.S. government to justify police interrogation and torture in the War on Terror. Discussion of the psychological aspects of interrogation of terror suspects is included. Details of the police science and technology used in the...

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Autor principal: Welch, Michael (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2010
En: Social justice
Año: 2010, Volumen: 37, Número: 2/3, Páginas: 123-148
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Palabras clave:
Crime suspects
Criminal Justice System
Police questioning
Prisoners abuse > United States
Psychology
Rule of law
Science
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Torture
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
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Sumario:The article discusses the way that the study of science was used by the U.S. government to justify police interrogation and torture in the War on Terror. Discussion of the psychological aspects of interrogation of terror suspects is included. Details of the police science and technology used in the physical torture of suspects are provided. Other topics include U.S. attitudes towards torture of terrorist suspects after the September 11, 2011 Terrorist Attacks, the avoidance of the rule of law by police, and the use of scientific discourse to justify the abuse of suspects.