Torture and Prisoner Abuse Debate

Informationen zum Autor Laura L. Finley is Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Barry University, USA. Klappentext Revelations about U.S. torture and prisoner abuse in blatant violation of the long-established and universally recognized Geneva Conventions have horrified most Americans. Nevertheless, it has been argued that the high stakes of the War on Terror have made the protections offered by the Conventions obsolete, or that the abuses are the work of a few rogue soldiers and officers. This book reaches past the headlines into the historical record to document POW torture and also domestic prisoner abuse dating well back in our history as well as government and military knowledge of and collusion in such ostensibly illegal and reprehensible acts. Is torture and prisoner abuse justified in the name of some greater good? As a society we shall have to decide. The historical record presented here can contribute much to an informed national discussion. Zusammenfassung Revelations about U.S. torture and prisoner abuse in blatant violation of the long-established and universally recognized Geneva Conventions have horrified most Americans. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction: Describing the Problem Chapter 2: Torture and Its Origins Chapter 3: Prison Abuse in the U.S. Pre-Civil Rights Era Chapter 4: The Central Intelligence Agency and Torture Chapter 5: Domestic Prison Abuse Today Chapter 6: Abuse at Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq Chapter 7: Summing It Up Appendix: Timeline of Significant Events in the History of Torture and Prisoner Abuse Further Readings Bibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Laura Finley, Laura L. Finley, Finley Laura L.
• Editore: Greenwood Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.07.2008
• EAN: 9780313342929
• ISBN: 978-0-313-34292-9
• Pagine: 210
• Serie: Historical Guides to Controver; Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America; Historical Guides to Controver; Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Ethical issues & debates, Penology and punishment, Human rights, civil rights, Penology & punishment, Ethical issues and debates