A utilitarian argument against torture interrogation of terrorists

Arrigo, Jean Maria

doi:10.1007/s11948-004-0011-y

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“…Torturers have to be socialized in the profession beyond learning particular torture techniques (Conroy 2000;Huggins et al 2002). Torture requires institutionalization, a network of organizations cooperating to share information, methods, and personnel (Arrigo 2004). Cold War counterinsurgency prepared the national military and intelligence apparatuses.…”

Section: The Domestic Groundwork For Abu Ghraibmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Theory of Fear

Skoll¹

2010

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Section: The Domestic Groundwork For Abu Ghraibmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Theory of Fear

Skoll¹

2010

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“…Torturous interrogations often involve medical personnel, and such cases have been documented worldwide (see Arrigo, 2003). For instance, medical professionals are called upon for their expertise in determining the types of torture a suspect can endure, monitor the suspect during the interrogation, and, if necessary, treat the suspect to prepare him or her for further torture.…”

Section: Medical and Mental Health Professionals In Military Interrogmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychologists and Interrogations: Ethical Dilemmas in Times of War

Kalbeitzer

2009

Ethics & Behavior

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In recent years, ethical concerns have emerged among psychologists, psychiatrists, and physicians about interrogating inmates detained at U.S. military prison camps, such as Guantanamo Bay, or consulting on such interrogations. These concerns have escalated to levels necessitating the three major associations--to formulate position statements on these issues. Within the psychological community, two divergent schools of thought have developed, and this article explores the role of psychologists in these types of interrogations and the related ethical concerns. Specifically, this article provides an overview of psychologists' roles in this area, presents an analysis of the ethical guidelines, discusses the implications of the American Psychological Association's position statement, and offers suggestions to reconcile the current ethical debate.

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“…3,9 This standard was affirmed 2 months before the start of the Iraq War at a conference of the joint military services. 10 It was rearticulated as federal policy by President Bush after disclosure of events at Abu Ghraib: " [We] do not tolerate these kind of abuses." 11 Finally, the Code of Conduct for Members of the US Armed Forces mirrors international law in requiring that detainees give only their "name, rank, service number and date of birth," and providing no allowance for "physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion .…”

Section: Zero Tolerancementioning

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Abuse of War Zone Detainees: Veterans' Perceptions of Acceptability

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We assessed detainee abuse acceptance and variables associated with it. Outpatients from a veterans' hospital were administered questionnaires with three increasingly severe scenarios of a U.S. soldier abusing a detainee. Three questionnaire versions differed in the final line of each version's scenarios, describing abuse either as: soldier initiated, superior ordered, or wrong by a "whistleblower" soldier. Three hundred fifty-one veterans participated, 80% with service during the Vietnam War. Zero tolerance for abuse-"completely unacceptable" regardless of who the detainee was-increased with abuse severity (16% for exposure, 31% for humiliation, and 48% for rape of detainee) and with soldier initiation. The strongest, most consistently significant odds were of depressed veterans, veterans with comorbid depression/post-traumatic stress disorder, and men being approximately 2, 3, and 4 to 20 times more tolerant of abuse than those without depression/post-traumatic stress disorder and women, respectively. There may be potential value to using similar scenario-based questionnaires to study active duty military perceptions of detainee abuse. Results may inform prevention policies.

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A utilitarian argument against torture interrogation of terrorists

Cited by 70 publications

References 32 publications

Social Theory of Fear

Social Theory of Fear

Psychologists and Interrogations: Ethical Dilemmas in Times of War

Abuse of War Zone Detainees: Veterans' Perceptions of Acceptability

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