Critical Incident Technique

When it comes to the topic of torture, we can readily agree that it is a very controversial topic, where this agreement ends however, is on whether or not we should allow torture used by government agencies and even our police force. Some people say that torture should not be allowed under any circumstances, while others believe that torture should be used regularly as a form of interrogation. I believe that torture should only be used under rare circumstances. Some circumstances may include…

known methods of torture and they can be dated back to centuries before today. Marie- Monique Robin, a documentary filmmaker, reviews the history of torture and brings up how governments teach each other different torture techniques (Thornton). Waterboarding, for instance, is a technique when the suspect…

Under what circumstances should national security hold greater importance than human rights? In order to mitigate the direct threat of terrorist acts, what policies should democratic nations enact? Both civil society and political leaders seek to answer these philosophical questions – especially during times of war – in an effort to reach moral clarity. Issues surrounding torture are controversial and extremely emotional, therefore most individuals may avoid taking a position. American-born film…

In as early as 530AD the Romans utilized torture techniques with the accusation that it developed the highest form of truth. Is torture truly effective? CIA director Michael Hayden believes so who stated “coercive interrogation techniques employed against detainees such as Khalid Shaikh Mohammed as and ‘irreplaceable’ tool that helped yield information that has helped disrupt several terrorist…

The journal describes how selection process can be improved using a structured interview, and also asses the many way an interview can be structured. In addition, it’s important to mention the article have evaluated the structure or the standardization of interview and divided them into two particular categories; first through what influence the subject matter of the of a particular interview, and second by the process of evaluation of the information received within a given interview. The…

Christians, in plurality, tend to fall into the anti-EIT camp and are very skeptical about the program. Dr. David Gushee, a Christian ethicist and historian, wrote an article for Christianity Today entitled, “5 Reasons Torture is always wrong.” In this article, Gushee lays out five reasons why the Bible does not complement torture, specifically EITs. He begins with the argument that “torture violates the dignity of the human being.” Gushee cites Genesis 1:26-28 where all men are “created in the…

the techniques the Gestapo used to obtain the wanted information. The techniques the Gestapo used to gain information are similar to some techniques used today by the CIA. One technique is, “Long Time Standing: This technique is described among the most effective. Prisoners are forced to stand, handcuffed and with their feet shackled to an eye bolt in the floor for more than 40 hours. Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions” (CIA’s Harsh Interrogation Techniques…

The next article that will be critically examined comes from an academic who focuses her work on qualitative research methodology in a variety of disciplines, including anthropology. Kathryn Roulston’s article titled Considering Quality in Qualitative Interviewing looks at how the quality of interviews conducted by people in the field affect the outcome of the work that follows the research process. As well, she also illustrates the flack that researchers receive sometimes from their…

For the peer reflection project, I interviewed Alexis Dowdell about the time her family adopted her cousin, Rochell. I thought this process was very interesting. Interviewing someone I never spoke to before was new. Even though this was a different experience, I was not nervous or overthinking about the right approach. I felt the right approach to interview Alexis was to be myself. We were both going through the same process, so I knew how it felt being interviewed. I also felt this process was…

Research Reflections: For me, conducting and taking part in interviews has always been a stressful affair. Whether it was for a position on band leadership, part of joining a program, or for one of my classes, interviewing has never been an activity I was confident with. However, while conducting the interviews for this project, it was much more open and much less stressful. Whether it was because I controlled the interview questions, or whether it was because I knew them, I didn’t feel the same…