"Organizational supports for abusive interrogations in the "War on Terror

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ID12438944
AuthorsJean Maria Arrigo (0000-0002-0811-258X, Ethics and Public Policy Center, corresponding author), Ray Bennett
Year2007
Volume13
Issue4
Pages411-421
Publication date2007-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePeace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/10781910701665592
OpenAlexW2099066922
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

This article addresses the following conundrum: How do abusive interrogations persist in the “War on Terror” over the practical objections of senior interrogators? Although the behavior of interrogator and interrogatee and the conditions of detention occupy the limelight in public controversies, every defense-related interrogation is deeply embedded in a web of organizational precedents and procedures. This article examines three major elements, providing organizational and psychological insights: (a) interrogation experts are positioned too low in the military hierarchy to govern interrogation protocols; (b) with the invasion of Iraq in 2003, sudden demand for interrogators exceeded the supply, resulting in low standards for selection, training, and placement of new interrogators; and (c) political and military authorities have promoted unwarranted exemptions to successful non-abusive interrogation protocols

Computer security · Criminology · Interrogation · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Torture, Ethics, and Law

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