When discussing the “science of interrogation,” the following disclaimer is critical: This post will be about the science of humane and ethical interrogation that has the goal of eliciting verifiable, ...

The American Psychological Association’s Council of Representatives voted on Sunday to affirm an “absolute prohibition against psychologists’ knowingly planning, designing, and assisting in the use of ...

(GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba) — The psychologist credited with devising the C.I.A.’s program of “enhanced interrogation” during the war on terror defended his record ...

Psychologists’ roles and ethical responsibilities in relation to war, terrorism, torture, and coercion remained a hot topic of debate as the American Psychological Association opened its annual ...

Roy Eidelson’s Doing Harm: How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Lost Its Way in the War on Terror is essential reading for understanding the cultural ...

Robert J. Madigan, a psychology professor at the University of Alaska who had worked closely with him, remembered Dr. Mitchell stopping by years later. He had completed his doctorate at the University ...

In a dramatic turnaround that could strain the long-standing ties between the psychology profession and the military, the American Psychological Association has reversed its policy of encouraging ...

GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — In court this week, a psychologist who waterboarded prisoners for the CIA rolled up a towel, wrapped it around the neck of a criminal defense lawyer, and slowly pulled the ...

When the CIA began what it called an "increased pressure phase" with captured terrorist suspect Abu Zubaida in the summer of 2002, its first step was to limit the detainee's human contact to just two ...

SPOKANE, Wa. (Reuters) - One of the chief architects of the CIA's harsh interrogation programme said on Thursday he had to quit as leader of his Mormon church in 2012 amid controversy about his role ...

WASHINGTON — During Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing to become director of the CIA in 2018, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., asked her if she had overseen the interrogations of a Saudi prisoner, Abd ...

When discussing the “science of interrogation,” the following disclaimer is critical: This post will be about the science of humane and ethical interrogation that has the goal of eliciting verifiable, ...