An ethics of interrogation [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Skerker

• Autore: Skerker Michael
• Pubblicazione: Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Disciplina: 174/.9363254
• Soggetto topico: Police questioning - Moral and ethical aspects; Interviewing in law enforcement - Moral and ethical aspects; Legal ethics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: CN 4600
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Interrogation in domestic law enforcement -- Autonomy, rights, and coercion -- The liberal state and police powers -- Plotting, suspicion, and the rights to privacy and silence -- The privilege against compelled self-incrimination -- Police interrogation -- Interrogation in international contexts -- Prisoners of war and other martial detainees -- Noncoercive interrogation -- Coercive interrogation.
• Sommario/riassunto: The act of interrogation, and the debate over its use, pervades our culture, whether through fictionalized depictions in movies and television or discussions of real-life interrogations on the news. But despite daily mentions of the practice in the media, there is a lack of informed commentary on its moral implications. Moving beyond the narrow focus on torture that has characterized most work on the subject, An Ethics of Interrogation is the first book to fully address this complex issue. In this important new examination of a controversial subject, Michael Skerker confronts a host of philosophical..
• Titolo autorizzato: An ethics of interrogation
• ISBN: 1-282-58503-7; 9786612585036; 0-226-76163-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459083703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II