Description: Why Torture Doesnt Work by Shane O'Mara Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Besides being cruel and inhumane, torture does not work the way torturers assume it does. As Shane OMaras account of the neuroscience of suffering reveals, extreme stress creates profound problems for memory, mood, and thinking, and sufferers predictably produce information that is deeply unreliable, or even counterproductive and dangerous. Publisher Description Torture is banned because it is cruel and inhumane. But as Shane OMara writes in this account of the human brain under stress, another reason torture should never be condoned is because it does not work the way torturers assume it does.In countless films and TV shows such as Homeland and 24, torture is portrayed as a harsh necessity. If cruelty can extract secrets that will save lives, so be it. CIA officers and others conducted torture using precisely this justification. But does torture accomplish what its defenders say it does? For ethical reasons, there are no scientific studies of torture. But neuroscientists know a lot about how the brain reacts to fear, extreme temperatures, starvation, thirst, sleep deprivation, and immersion in freezing water, all tools of the torturers trade. These stressors create problems for memory, mood, and thinking, and sufferers predictably produce information that is deeply unreliable-and, for intelligence purposes, even counterproductive. As OMara guides us through the neuroscience of suffering, he reveals the brain to be much more complex than the brute calculations of torturers have allowed, and he points the way to a humane approach to interrogation, founded in the science of brain and behavior.Torture may be effective in forcing confessions, as in Stalins Russia. But if we want information that we can depend on to save lives, OMara writes, our model should be Napoleon: "It has always been recognized that this way of interrogating men, by putting them to torture, produces nothing worthwhile." Author Biography Shane OMara is Professor of Experimental Brain Research at Trinity College, Dublin, and Director of the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. Details ISBN 0674743903 ISBN-13 9780674743908 Title Why Torture Doesnt Work Author Shane OMara Format Hardcover Year 2015 Pages 336 Publisher Harvard University Press GE_Item_ID:96433076; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780674743908
Book Title: Why Torture Doesnt Work
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Why Torture Doesn't Work : the Neuroscience of Interrogation
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Abuse / General, Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Terrorism, Political Freedom
Item Height: 0.1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20 Oz
Subject Area: Family & Relationships, Political Science, Psychology, Medical
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: Shane O'mara
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Format: Hardcover
