Enhanced interrogation techniques

Interrogation and Torture In the Roman civilization torture was used mostly as a means of entertainment in the form of gladiator fights, and throughout history torture has been used as punishment by the state the senate, the public, and even the church. In the 17th and 18th century torture had its fall and that was thought to be the end of the era of harsh physical torture. However Since 2001 there has been a rise in torture. Im sure everyone knows what an interrogation is. To some of you an…

Administration the reality is that the damage of the C.I.A. Detention and Interrogation Program is done. Hundreds have suffered under the program and the lasting psychological damage to many victims is severe and irreversible. Furthermore, the credibility of the C.I.A. to the American public and the U.S. government itself has been diminished because of their falsely reported information and excessive utilization of brutal interrogation tactics. Even today, the effects can be seen and the…

Counterterrorist Center where he was then responsible for developing and implementing methods for capturing terrorists and collecting their intelligence. In his New York Times Bestseller, Hard Measures, Rodriguez discusses the controversial interrogation techniques used by the CIA on detainees suspected to be involved with the 9/11 events and retain information on future attacks on the U.S. In this paper, I will express my views and opinions of these bizarre tactics carried out by Rodriguez and…

physical pain until the individual if willing to cooperate but in recent decades the use of psychological, or “no-touch”, torture has become the go to interrogation method when trying to persuade enemy combatants to cooperate (Welch, 2009)). Due to this “no-touch” method it is hard for human rights organizations to prosecute this new form of “interrogation” as torture. Therefore many psychologists, with the backing of the APA and US government, have faced little to no repercussions for their…

What would you do if someone you knew brother/sister or child was being held hostage and the person that captured them won’t tell you where they are unless you give them $5,000,000? Well for one, I doubt if many people have that much money just sitting around. And secondly don’t think the criminal will tell you he/she is keeping your loved one if you just say please. According to Michael Levin’s “The Case for Torture” torturing the individual might be the best option to get information out of…

needed to be gained. Torturing someone who doesn’t even have the information needed is wrong as its inflicting pain that can’t be stopped unless false confessions are given. For torture to be an effective way of saving others as well as a method of interrogation, it must be used on the correct person who can give truthful…

would be smothered all of their body. Flies will shortly come around the body and would start to eat them alive because of the sweetness of milk and honey (Pegg 2,8,14,16). However, we still use water today. Waterboarding is a popular technique used in interrogation. It is a 40 second intervals in which people will…

Law enforcement interrogations are inquiries, in which criminal investigators systematically question potentially uncooperative individuals legally held in custody to attain dependable information that suspects may have knowledge of and potential responsibility for (Evans et al., 2010). Seasoned law enforcement interrogators (SLEIs) follow prescribed requirements in the course and conduct of the interrogation, but they also have extraordinary discretionary and flexible decision-making powers to…

Kyle Duffy Dr. Conway Ethics and the Common Good 9/25/14 The Psychological Manipulation of Detainees in the Interrogation Setting The Practice The practice of psychological manipulation of detainees in the interrogation setting is a common one but not necessarily a simple one. The Oxford English Dictionary defines manipulation as, “The action or an act of managing or directing a person, etc., esp. in a skillful manner; the exercise of subtle, underhand, or devious influence or control over a…

From a long time, effective aids of interrogation are sought after. Studies have shown that uncooperative accused or subjects do no give up information about cases vey easily. The most common and impatient way is torture, which in todays times is not at all preferred. In various cases police investigations direct methods of interrogation have produced better results than physical coercion which has proved to be painstaking and time consuming. When manipulative and hardened offenders are…