Tortured Logic: Information and brutality in interrogations (with debate)

Authors

  • John W. Schiemann

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v27i3.103978

Keywords:

interrogation, torture, game theory

Abstract

Background: Pragmatic arguments for interrogational torture rest on the
twin assumptions that torture generates reliable information and that torture can be controlled and limited.

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Published

2018-04-19

How to Cite

Schiemann, J. W. (2018). Tortured Logic: Information and brutality in interrogations (with debate). Torture Journal, 27(3). https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v27i3.103978

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 3 (2017): Torture Journal Vol 27(3)

Section

Research and Scientific articles

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