The ethics of interrogation : professional responsibility in an age of terror / Paul Lauritzen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lauritzen, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Torture--Moral and ethical aspects.

Torture.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Can harsh interrogation techniques and torture ever be morally justified for a nation at war or under the threat of imminent attack? In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist strikes, the United States and other liberal democracies were forced to grapple once again with the issue of balancing national security concerns against the protection of individual civil and political rights. This question was particularly poignant when US forces took prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq who arguably had information about additional attacks. In this volume, ethicist Paul Lauritzen takes on ethi

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589019737

1589019733

OCLC:

843880894