Interrogation, intelligence and security : controversial British techniques
Newbery, SamanthaAuthor
Samantha Newbery examines the origins and effects of a group of controversial interrogation techniques often described as torture, known as the 'five techniques'. Focusing on the colony of Aden at a time when British rule was being challenged by nationalist insurgents (1963-67), on the height of 'the troubles' in Northern Ireland (1971) and the conflict in Iraq (2003), the book explores the use of hooding to restrict vision, white noise, stress positions, limited sleep and a limited diet.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Samantha Newbery examines the origins and effects of a group of controversial interrogation techniques often described as torture, known as the 'five techniques'. Focusing on the colony of Aden at a time when British rule was being challenged by nationalist insurgents (1963-67), on the height of 'the troubles' in Northern Ireland (1971) and the conflict in Iraq (2003), the book explores the use of hooding to restrict vision, white noise, stress positions, limited sleep and a limited diet.
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1. The 'five techniques' of interrogation and the Aden Emergency, 1963-67 -- 2. Aden : results and reactions -- 3. 'The troubles', policy-making and interrogation, 1969-71 -- 4. The government's response : banning the 'five techniques' -- 5. The 'five techniques', intelligence, and security in Northern Ireland -- 6. Basra, Iraq, September 2003 -- 7. The impact of the reoccurrence of the 'five techniques'.
Intelligence service
Questioning
Military interrogation
Torture
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences