Does Torture Work?

by John W. Schiemann

Book Overview

When the Senate released its so-called "Torture Report" in December 2014 the world would learn that, for years, the CIA had used unimaginably brutal methods to interrogate its prisoners - often without yielding any useful or truthful information. The agency had long and adamantly defended its use of torture, staunchly arguing that it was not only just but necessary for the country's safety. And even amid the revelations of the report, questions abound...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190262362
• ISBN13: 9780190262365
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.4"