Dissertation
The main factors that could determine the behavior of a torturer
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
05/2009
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000005874
Abstract
This study focuses on the perpetrators of torture. It examines the mentality of a torturer through three levels of analysis: the influences of the institutional structure and ideology, specifically Chilean military and police, on the occurrence of torture; the group influences, which are strongly associated to the institutional effects; and, finally, individual characteristics that determine that the individuals became active participants in torture. The case study identifies common patterns between perpetrators, but also the presence of marked differences between them.
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- Title
- The main factors that could determine the behavior of a torturer
- Creators
- Claudia Reyes-Quilodran
- Contributors
- Martha L. Cottam (Chair)Otwin Marenin (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Department of Criminal Justice and CriminologyJohn E. Kicza (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 291
- Identifiers
- 99901055039901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation