The ethics of interrogation professional responsibility in an age of terror /

Lauritzen, Paul.

The ethics of interrogation professional responsibility in an age of terror / [electronic resource] : Paul Lauritzen. - Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2013. - x, 227 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

If you can't oppose torture, what can you oppose? Psychologists confront coercive interrogations -- What's wrong with supporting national security? psychology and the -- Pursuit of national security -- Interrogating justice: the "torture" memos and the office of legal counsel -- Ticking bombs and dirty hands: coercive interrogation and the rule of law -- Treating terrorists : the conflicting pull of role responsibility -- Discipline and punish : the importance of professional accountability -- Professional responsibility and the virtuous professional -- The day they enter active service : the military conscience -- Lessons learned : dignity and the rule of law -- This we do not do : the future of interrogation and the ethics of professional responsibility.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781589019737 (electronic bk.)




Torture--Moral and ethical aspects.
Terrorism--Prevention.


Electronic books.

HV8593 / .L383 2013

174/.9363254