Abstract
This chapter first defines torture and then delves into its use to bring about confessions of guilt, or to obtain information needed to prevent an act of violence or terrorism, a difference being drawn between the objectives of law enforcement, which wants to solve a crime, and counterintelligence, which wants to obtain information to prevent one. As presented in this chapter, the theory behind “coercive interrogation” is that the interrogator's goal is to cause regression of the subject and break down the subject's acquired skills to resist, regression being defined as taking the subject back to a younger mental/psychological state. False confessions are also explored here and are attributed to misconduct or unethical behaviour of the interrogator. The author takes the general position that torture should never be used, as it is inhumane, but he presents other opinions and cases of the use of regulated coercive interrogation, particularly since 9/11.
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