Moral exclusion and torture
The ticking bomb scenario and the slippery ethical slope
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12438993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Opotow (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 457-461 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10781910701727343 |
| OpenAlex | W1978136360 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 5 |
Psychologists' involvement in torture at Guantanamo and other sites raises important ethical questions. This paper argues, first, that the eclipse of human rights by a culture of security fosters the moral exclusion of detainees. Second, the Ticking Time Bomb scenario, often invoked to support security-justified torture, can separate people from deeply held ethical values, effecting exclusionary attitudinal change in individuals and societies. Third, state-sponsored extralegal detention and torture are not passing events; instead, they can stain the nation and the profession of psychology and remain in the public consciousness over time
Criminology · Environmental ethics · Human rights · Political science · Slippery slope · Torture · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,65 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |