03040nam 2200553 a 450 991046296220332120200520144314.01-58901-973-3(CKB)2670000000359735(EBL)1187331(SSID)ssj0000872979(PQKBManifestationID)11475109(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000872979(PQKBWorkID)10866129(PQKB)11174935(MiAaPQ)EBC1187331(OCoLC)843880894(MdBmJHUP)muse30300(Au-PeEL)EBL1187331(CaPaEBR)ebr10700229(EXLCZ)99267000000035973520121107d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe ethics of interrogation[electronic resource] professional responsibility in an age of terror /Paul LauritzenWashington, D.C. Georgetown University Press20131 online resource (240 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-58901-972-5 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.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 ethiTortureMoral and ethical aspectsTerrorismPreventionElectronic books.TortureMoral and ethical aspects.TerrorismPrevention.174/.9363254Lauritzen Paul883529MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462962203321The ethics of interrogation1973497UNINA