Emerging scientific research reveals non coercive methods to be the most effective interrogation techniques. Mitchell is still haunted by some of the techniques he used against detainees, he writes, but he doesnt regret it. List of books and articles about police interrogation. Effective interviewing and interrogation techniques was published by academic press in 2002. Based on the comprehensive research and field validation studies detailed in this report, it is concluded that the most effective practices for eliciting accurate information and actionable intelligence are non coercive, rapportbased, informationgathering interviewing and interrogation methods. The book addresses techniques for interviewing children and the mentally challenged, and offers information about preemployment interviews. May 07, 2018 the cia, fbi, and department of defense formed a highvalue detainee interrogation group in 2009 to employ authorized, lawful, non coercive techniques that are designed to elicit voluntary. He writes about how his team hunted down two key alqaida operatives in kill or capture.
Human rights and coercive interrogation techniques human rights is a term that refers to the universally accepted rights that all persons are equally entitled to for the simple fact of being human beings. Evidencebased interviewing practices on demand training. Nielsen book data summary this volume addresses interrogation and torture at a unique moment. Training on advanced, humanrights compliant interrogations.
Coercive interrogation techniques 662 words bartleby. We spoke to an excia operative about torture, coercion, and how to spot. Extracting a confession can be valuable part of any criminal investigation, but interrogation techniques must be carefully considered in order to avoid a false confession. Military training materials carl levin, chairman, armed services com. The report says the techniques were ineffective, a point the agency disputes. This book covers topics about searching for truth and revealing lies.
Jan 18, 2006 effective interviewing and interrogation techniques, second edition, is completely revised and updated so as to cover all the information a student needs to know to obtain answers from a witness, a victim, or a suspect and how to interpret these answers with the utmost accuracy. Faint is applicable to all forensic type interview where the interviewer is attempting to make a. Drawing the fine line between interrogation and torture. Analyze your own interrogations and discuss with your team. Follow trained law enforcement interrogation techniques. Get the truth, a new book by three former cia officers, explains how to. Courtesy is the key in getting people to talk letters uk. Jan, 2020 this volume addresses interrogation and torture at a unique moment. Interrogation world war ii, vietnam, and iraq foreword commentary interrogation of japanese. In each of the 20 cases, the senate report shows, the key intelligence came from either non coercive interrogation as in the fbis interviews of abu zubaydah prior to his 83 waterboard sessions, or dubais interrogation of alnashiri before mitchell and jessen put him on the waterboard, or from other sources that. Kubark counterintelligence interrogation wikisource, the. The book also covers interview and interrogation preparation, as well as question formulation.
Dec 09, 2014 5 interrogation methods the cia used on terrorism suspects. Contributors present cuttingedge research on non coercive interrogation techniques and show. Committee on the cias interrogation techniques after the. This book discusses the proper breakdown on how to do that. He reports that once they used harsh techniques, detainees stopped. Confessionbased non coercive interrogation techniques, widely practiced by american law enforcement agencies, are designed to overwhelm a suspects will to resist confession through emotional pressure or to make confession seem like the only rational response to the information the interrogator presents. The nook book ebook of the essential guide to interrogation and torture. Cia kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual, human resource exploitation. These are the approved methods of interrogation taught by sere u. Highly coercive interrogation methods are all those techniques that fall in the category between those forbidden as torture by treaty or statute and those traditionally allowed in seeking a voluntary confession under the due process clauses of the u. Do they work, are they reliable, and what did the fbi know about them. Design and management of a facility arrest and handlingof subjects planning the interrogation conducting the interrogation non coercive techniques coercive techniques book.
Abusing psychological techniques keeping someone in a small room. Noncoercive interrogation and interviewing techniques are described in sufficient detail to persuade even the most stubborn defender of communiststyle interrogation, torture, and use of psychoactive substances in order to achieve total submission and compliance of the captured person, that these methods are not only unacceptable from ethical point of view, but that alternatives do exist which are. A non custodial interrogation can be ended by leaving. Senate report to suggest harsh cia interrogations were. One man says no to harsh interrogation techniques npr. Buckley stated that the reid technique of interviewing and interrogation is now the most widely. They somehow quickly determine that the captured person is the one who has planted the bomb and holds the secret to disarming it. It discusses the morgan interview theme technique or mitt, and the forensic assessment interview or faint. This book is a lively read about the experiences of an interrogator who does not believe in the effectiveness of enhanced interrogation techniques aka torture. Confessionbased noncoercive interrogation techniques, widely practiced by american law enforcement agencies, are designed to overwhelm a suspects will to resist confession through emotional pressure or to make confession seem like the only rational response to the information the interrogator presents. In fact, there is evidence showing that non coercive forms of interrogation are. Consistent with the fbis long history of success in custodial interrogations, fbi policy is to employ the same non coercive, rapportbased interview techniques when interviewing detainees encountered in military zones that we employ in every aspect of our mission, whether in the united states or abroad.
Feb 07, 2018 the most recent piece of legislation that directly influences the usage of coercive interrogation techniques is executive order 491ensuring lawful interrogations, which was issued in january of 2009 by the current president of the united states. Effective interviewing and interrogation techniques. It involves a detective who browbeats the suspects and another who acts as if they are looking out for them. Senate committee report will conclude that the cias use of harsh interrogation after the sept. Enhanced interrogation techniques or enhanced interrogation is a euphemism for the program of systematic torture of detainees by the central intelligence agency cia, the defense intelligence agency dia and various components of the u. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The future of interrogation coercive techniques like waterboarding can inflict as much psychological harm as crude physical torture. Techniques of non coercive interrogation of resistant sources. A former cia officer explains how to apply interrogation.
And efforts are now being made to integrate this science and practice into international law and global policing initiatives. Military training materials the center for the study of. Emerging scientific research reveals non coercive methods to be the most effective interrogation. Assertive questioning in psychopathy assessment interview and correlates with false confession. He provides insight as to how and why torture works and the debates within the cia about what was effective, what was legal, and what was moral. Interrogation and interviewing techniques became popular in 1947 by john e.
Interrogation manuals counseled coercive techniques cheney informed of objectionable interrogation guides in 1992 inconsistent with u. This seminar was the fourth in a series of meetings designed to strengthen ruleoflaw based counterterrorism in the igad region. Armed forces at black sites around the world, including bagram, guantanamo bay, and abu ghraib, authorized by officials of the george w. Even interrogation techniques generally considered non coercive can produce false confessions, because the totality of the methods compromise the subjects decision making.
Effective interviewing and interrogation techniques nathan. The use of these techniques is highly controversial and many people say that they are essentially methods of torture and illegal under the geneva convention. Major documents in the history of american intelligence interrogation are included in this unique ebook compilation, including two famous manuals, the cia kubark manual from 1963 and the 1983 human resource exploitation training manual with all of the handwritten notes and changes included. Code name verity by elizabeth wein, made to be broken by lyra byrnes, screwged by madison faye, the aftermath by rhidian. In an interview with ap on february 14, 2008 paul rester, chief military interrogator at guantanamo bay and director of the joint intelligence group, said most of the information gathered from detainees came from non coercive questioning and rapport building, not harsh interrogation methods. How to interrogate terrorists treating terrorists with. During more than 20 years of law practice, mullenix has adapted non coercive interrogation techniques as a means of eliciting information within the forensic context of civil and criminal litigation. Noncoercive interrogation and the administration of criminal.
This group advocates that interrogation be used under controlled conditions0. The only non conventional stress techniques on the final guantanamo list are such innocuous interventions as adjusting the temperature or introducing an unpleasant smell into the interrogation room, but only if the interrogator is present at all times. The good cop, bad cop method is one of the simplest and most effective in police interrogation. Fbi agents opt out of harsh interrogations washington times. The book describes the forensic assessment interview technique faint and integrated interrogation technique iit developed by the authors at their academy for scientific investigative training. Noncoercive interrogation and interviewing techniques are described in sufficient detail to persuade even the most stubborn defender of communiststyle interrogation, torture, and use of psychoactive substances in order to achieve total submission and compliance of the captured person, that these methods are not only unacceptable from ethical point of view, but that alternatives do exist. His most recent books are religion on the battlefield cornell university. The good cop, bad cop interrogation technique is the carrot and stick of police interrogation. National security archive electronic briefing book no. He maintains an active practice in the trial and appellate courts of the state of. Enhanced interrogation techniques or alternative set of procedures refers to the while there has never been an accurate tally of the number of detainees subjected to these methods, the cia has admitted to waterboarding individuals implicated in the september 11 attacks, notably abu zubaydah, khalid shaikh mohammed, and mohammed alqahtani. Finally, others recognize that police interrogation is an established practice but they perceive its dangers. A non custodial interview does not require the police to read the suspect his miranda rights in order to use statements as evidence at trial.
Barela, mark fallon, gloria gaggioli, jens david ohlin on. Enhanced interrogation techniques project gutenberg self. Interrogator ali soufan said in an april 2009 oped article in the new york times. The twoway the senates report says cia interrogators used methods such as rectal infusion and waterboarding on detainees. On the other hand, the controversy surrounding interrogation tactics in iraq and elsewhere, and the resulting criminal charges against military personnel, has resulted in a dramatic swing of the pendulum that may discourage legitimate interrogation tactics. See his communist techniques of coercive interrogation.
Emerging scientific research reveals noncoercive methods to be the most effective interrogation techniques. This volume addresses interrogation and torture at a unique moment. If source resistance is encountered during screening or during the opening or reconnaissance phases of the interrogation, non coercive methods of sapping opposition and strengthening the tendency to yield and to cooperate may be applied. He maintains that enhanced interrogation techniques produced intelligence that non coercive forms of interrogation could not. If you are interested in hosting this seminar please call julie rock at 18554793959. Design and management of a facility arrest and handlingof subjects planning the interrogation conducting the interrogation non coercive techniques coercive techniques book three. Which are good books or other resources on interrogation. Techniques of non coercive interrogation of resistant sources if source resistance is encountered during screening or during the opening or reconnaissance phases of the interrogation, non coercive methods of sapping opposition and strengthening the tendency to yield and to cooperate may be applied. An interviewee is not in police custody and is free to leave at any time. Like the name already hints, one cop pretends to be the bad guy, while the other is the good guy. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Feb 14, 2011 military interrogator matthew alexander on noncoercive interrogation techniques matthew alexander, a pseudonym for the author, was a military interrogator in iraq who rejected previously used.
Excellent instruction on non coercive interviewing interrogation is the future for military interrogations. The fbi said yesterday that it was gratified by the igs report, adding that it would continue to employ the same non coercive, rapportbased interview techniques to detainees. On the other hand, beyond anecdotes, there is no evidence to support coercion as an effective form of interrogation. Enhanced interrogation techniques psychology today. Non coercive interrogation, however, is built on the idea of building rapport between the interrogator and the subject. The fourday interrogations training conducted from 18 to 21 october 2011 in kampala, uganda, was attended by interrogation. The architect of the enhanced interrogation program, released from his non disclosure agreement, is finally allowed to defend himself. Oct 17, 2017 courtesy is the key in getting people to talk the case for the effectiveness of non coercive interrogation was made in an 18thcentury short story by friedrich schiller, writes david head. I imagine this guy is being hired back on as a cia contractor.
Doc intelligence ethics and noncoercive interrogation. Defenders of coercive interrogation techniques justify their position by. Air force personnel and training research center, lackland air force base, san antonio, texas. It also provides a guide for interviewing probable suspects and interrogating likely perpetrators on techniques and tradecraft. What do we know about interrogational torture international. Department of justice before the senate committee on the judiciary concerning detainee interrogation techniques. Armed forces at black sites around the world, including bagram, guantanamo bay, and abu ghraib.
As the terrorist will not budge through non coercive interrogation techniques, and the timer of the bomb is ticking off, the intelligence agents torture him and get the information. Should this language be retained in the final position statement, given the governments definition of non coercive interrogation techniques, psychiatrist participation in what in actuality constitutes coercive techniques would instead be viewed as meeting with the boards approval. This on demand course presents a non coercive, evidencebased practice approach to obtaining information that is generalizable not only to forensic witnesses and suspects, but to any situation where it is important to obtain information from another person. Additional valuable information on every aspect of interrogation and torture, including material from the alqaeda torture manual, is found in two great documents from the national defense intelligence college. Jun 19, 2016 since i was a2a, im writing an essay titled. It is inaccurate to say that abu zubaydah had been uncooperative and that enhanced interrogation techniques supplies interrogators with previously unobtainable information. Can the use of torture in intelligence gathering be justified. She has published research on the psychology of deception and its detection and on. Effective interviewing and interrogation techniques believably answers the question, how do you know when someone is lying. Sometimes police officers leave behind coercive forms of interrogation and concentrate on legal and more useful techniques. Military interrogator matthew alexander on noncoercive interrogation techniques matthew alexander, a pseudonym for the author, was a military interrogator in iraq who rejected previously used harsh techniques.
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