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Does torture work? / John W. Schiemann.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190262396 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Torture
| Military interrogation | Terrorism -- Prevention | Crime preventionAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190262365DDC classification: 364.67 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Is interrogational torture effective? What do we mean by 'effective'? How brutal can torture get and still be considered justifiable? In this book, John W. Schiemann adopts game theory in an attempt to answer these questions, walking the reader through the logic of interrogational torture - and finding that it is far more brutal than proponents believe.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Is interrogational torture effective? What do we mean by 'effective'? How brutal can torture get and still be considered justifiable? In this book, John W. Schiemann adopts game theory in an attempt to answer these questions, walking the reader through the logic of interrogational torture - and finding that it is far more brutal than proponents believe.
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