All in a Day's Work
The Organisation of Torture at Abu Ghraib
(Sprache: Englisch)
In April 2004, photographs revealed images of American soldiers torturingprisoners held at a facility in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. Numerous detainees werephotographed hooded and naked, piled upon one another. Others had wiresattached to genitals and extremities, or...
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In April 2004, photographs revealed images of American soldiers torturing
prisoners held at a facility in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. Numerous detainees were
photographed hooded and naked, piled upon one another. Others had wires
attached to genitals and extremities, or were assaulted by attack dogs. That
these abuses occurred at Saddam Huessein's most notorious of prisons added
a cruel irony. Public questions focused on why seemingly ordinary people
engage in this type of behavior, yet individualized explanations fail to
account for the prevalence and systematic use of torture at the prison. I
examine documents to probe organizational culture, structure and processes,
and their intersection with individuals and organizational context to explain
how organizational features contributed to the systematic use of torture at
that facility. What recent historical and political processes served to influence
organizational culture, structure and processes that facilitated or promoted
the use of torture? How did torture come to be defined as an instrumental
means of achieving the organization's goals? What organizational factors
were key in promoting a setting for torture, and how did these essentially
intersect with individual to shape processes such as perception, action, and
problem-solving? This book is directed toward researchers and students of
organizational sociology and criminology.
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In April 2004, photographs revealed images of American soldiers torturingprisoners held at a facility in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. Numerous detainees were
photographed hooded and naked, piled upon one another. Others had wires
attached to genitals and extremities, or were assaulted by attack dogs. That
these abuses occurred at Saddam Huessein s most notorious of prisons added
a cruel irony. Public questions focused on why seemingly ordinary people
engage in this type of behavior, yet individualized explanations fail to
account for the prevalence and systematic use of torture at the prison. I
examine documents to probe organizational culture, structure and processes,
and their intersection with individuals and organizational context to explain
how organizational features contributed to the systematic use of torture at
that facility. What recent historical and political processes served to influence
organizational culture, structure and processes that facilitated or promoted
the use of torture? How did torture come to be defined as an instrumental
means of achieving the organization s goals? What organizational factors
were key in promoting a setting for torture, and how did these essentially
intersect with individual to shape processes such as perception, action, and
problem-solving? This book is directed toward researchers and students of
organizational sociology and criminology.
Autoren-Porträt von Janine Bower
Dr. Janine Boweris Assistant Professor of Criminology and Sociologyat Keuka College, New York.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Janine Bower
- 2007, 164 Seiten, Maße: 17 x 24 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
- ISBN-10: 3836428687
- ISBN-13: 9783836428682
Sprache:
Englisch
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